[Gambas-user] A suggestion for simplifying the distribution of Gambas apps

[Bob Warren]

Thanks very much indeed to Benoit and Rob for the great explanations. I 
don't particularly want to get involved in the technical fors and 
againsts of this issue, since I am not really qualified to do so. 
However, I have been using Runtime Revolution for some time, and their 
standalone executables work 100% on all distros I have tried, no matter 
whether it is Debian, Red Hat, or even Puppy Linux. For the programmer 
creating and distributing his apps, this is a dream come true. They 
don't seem to have had a lot of trouble setting it up, but of course I 
don't know what they think of the security considerations such as Benoit 
put forward.

Whatever system is adopted, it is obviously important that it should 
actually work! Gambas itself is a masterpiece of simplicity and 
elegance, so it would be a pity if the method of distributing apps 
failed to correspond. Since the setup and running of apps represents the 
"shop window" of not only the apps themselves but also Gambas, I suggest 
that perhaps this question should be given greater priority than hitherto.

Regards,
Bob Warren