[Gambas-user] Gambas Future or what kind of Gambas we want.

[M. Cs.]

Why, at least if it would be possible to implement multi-threading...


2013/11/1 Kevin Fishburne <kevinfishburne at ...1887...>

> On 11/01/2013 12:19 PM, PICCORO McKAY Lenz wrote:
> > well, theres some point that end in a double-edged sword
> >
> > there's sense to ported to BSD, maebo, firefox-os,but if we make
> > software for non-free
> > systems, i see that most free projects in net the binaries for OSX or
> > Guindows are more
> > downloaded rather than the binaries for FOSS like linux, maebo, BSD,
> > etc etc, so then this its
> > a double-edged sword
> >
> > those that makes free software for non-free systems are hipocrit due
> > made more relatiable these non-free systems
> >
> > think about it: oh i have gambas for guindows, so why installing
> > complete os linux? nahhh
> > then install "w2008R2 super dupper edition ultimate corporate with all
> stuff"
> > and that's all .. no funny mens
> >
>
> While that's true, it depends on your perspective, or, your intentions
> as a GAMBAS developer. Most developers, especially in the open source
> world, just want their application to be the best possible and to be
> accessible to and used by the most people possible. People like RMS on
> the other hand allow philosophy and politics to affect the landscape,
> sometimes to their own detriment. If you get too "religious" about a
> project you can end up shooting yourself in the face by accident.
>
> Most users aren't technically savvy enough to migrate their OS to Linux
> or set up a dual-boot scenario. They don't understand or care about the
> open source philosophy, and while it's important to me, I don't think it
> NEEDS to be important to other people. Everyone uses computers now;
> kids, grandmas, police, firemen, lumberjacks, whatever. I don't think
> they all need to be worried about changing OS's because a handful of
> programs they want to use only work on Linux.
>
> Linux will have its day on the desktop; it will have it's appropriate
> market share (33% to be fair at this point), but I don't think it will
> be from application platform exclusivity.
>
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