Re: Win32 port

["Vincent Povirk" <madewokherd+d41d gmail com>]

> Install a GNU/Linux distro for her instead. My mother runs a Debian
> GNU/Linux that I installed and administer and she's quite happy with it.
> And yes, she's what we call a newbie at computers. Don't fear giving her
> the best.

I would if my parents wanted it, but they don't have a reason to
switch. Also, they have a tv input card that doesn't have working
Linux drivers.

> And Windows will always have more softwares than GNU/Linux and users
> will never have real technical reasons to switch, and Windows will still
> have more users and we will always want to port our softwares to Windows
> to get a larger audience.
I don't feel the need to "compete" with Microsoft by contributing to
open source software. People who think Windows is better can keep
buying it. I'll stick with Linux because I think it's better (until
something better than that comes along anyway).

I don't really believe the failure to port software will help your
goal anyway, but I don't want to argue this point.

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Vincent Povirk