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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] arch 2.0 survey followup
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Andy Tai |
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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] arch 2.0 survey followup |
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Mon, 1 May 2006 10:53:17 -0700 |
On 5/1/06, Alfred M. Szmidt <address@hidden> wrote:
there are so many GNU applications that are used in a windows
environments, let alone proprietary unices, that i'm not sure what
the target OS should be. that's not a criticism, only a comment has
changed a great deal from its quite focused technical roots.
The target OS for any GNU program is GNU and if possible variants like
GNU/Linux. This has never really changed.
Alfred, this does not negate that good Windows support is useful.
Another point I think of matter in the context of a SCM system is that
you want to be able to check in/check out code in different platforms
using the same SCM because in some places you do not have a POSIX
system to access the repository. At work, or in a hotel, or somewhere
you may only have access to a Windows machine. And you want to access
your repository. How, without Windows support?
The danger for something like Windows support is that it takes away
from GNU/Linux support. At this point of time, do you think someone
like Tom Lord will work fully on Windows and ignore the Unix
environment?
A good user application design will be as portable as possible. This
is more doable for a SCM than, say, for something like Gstreamer.