I think it is important to continue to support Linux for a few reasons.

First, it makes a great statement about the ability for Rev to be truly 
multi-platform. I remember a rep from Borland a long time ago claiming they 
were multi-platform because they supported a couple of flavors of Windows. They 
were serious.

Second, even though Linux folks don't actually buy software, I like the ability 
to say that my software runs on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux just for the 
marketing aspect. Particularly since it is so easy to build for it and test it.

Third, there are some situations where Linux would be the preferred 
distribution because these are embedded systems. I would like the Linux builds 
improved a little which is happening.

I don't use Linux as my development platform so I can't comment on the folks 
who are saying it leaves some to be desired. I generally write and build on Mac 
for Windows and Linux but text on all the systems. This has worked well for me.

I'm very interested in the iPhone version. WinMobile is dead and I don't really 
know how viable the Blackberry application market is. Android looks promising 
but it looks like it will be a difficult environment to build for. Different 
model phones with different feature sets and screen resolutions and even 
different versions of the firmware to deal with. The Blackberry market suffers 
the same problems with different models. With the iPad being so similar to the 
iPhone/iPod Touch it makes for a very predictable market to sell to. I can't 
wait.

Bill Vlahos
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On Jan 28, 2010, at 5:31 AM, Richmond Mathewson wrote:

> Here we go again:
> 
> How many users of this list think that RunRev are wasting their time, effort 
> and limited
> resources continuing development of a Linux version ?
> 
> How many people who favour continued Linux development think it might be 
> sensible
> of RunRev to concentrate their efforts on one 'family' of Linux distros (e.g. 
> Debian derivatives) ?
> 
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