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Re: PSPP is not a "linux first" community


From: Alan Mead
Subject: Re: PSPP is not a "linux first" community
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 12:32:20 -0600
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On 3/3/2016 11:54 AM, Mark Hancock wrote:
> I actually do get the sense that the devs here care about the Windows
> experience, but just don't have the resources to test it. It's also
> been noted that all the devs use some Linux-based OS exclusively, and
> because open source projects naturally are motivated by personal
> priorities, there is an underlying tendency to notice and fix things
> in Linux first.

I agree (both with this comment and Mark's perception that PSPP could be
seen as "GNU/Linux first"). 

I agree also that the remedy is more involvement from Windows users and
programmers.

-Alan


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