Why port?
Paul Leddy
kde-cygwin@mail.kde.org
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 13:35:37 -0400
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I just wanted to say thanks and add to the below quote.=20
I setup Cygwin last night. Why not just get a Linux box? Well, everybody =
can't just get a Linux box: maybe they need the tools at a MS-based =
corporate job, maybe there is a lack of cash, maybe a lack of know-how. =
So making these incredibly useful tools available to them instantly is =
wonderful, I think. And it is all free!=20
So what is the reason here? Compassion, giving, sharing.
What does that say to the commercial outlets and the consumers? =
Consumers ask what they should really pay for. Outlets ask what is =
necessary to create. It sends a message to those who are thinking of =
going into business building the same tools for Windows that already =
exist on Unix-type systems. That message? Already done; expand and add =
elsewhere. Or you have competition, so do a better job somehow. Of =
course, it will take time for this message to be heard and for it to be =
effective, but it is getting louder everyday.
So what is the reason here? A bit of revenge and some social efficiency.
By porting KDE, not only KDE, but hundreds of useful tools, will be =
instantly available. And not just the command-line ones. What kind of =
impression does using KDE GUI apps make on a newbie? There is an =
alternative!
Think of the impression made on the new and navie this when they hear: =
"You can get that C++ compiler you need for your college course setup at =
home [on a existing Windows box] for free. Thanks to? Gnu. Heard of =
them?"
What kind of moral message does that send? Do you think some who hear =
this message may look at the world as a little rosier that day than the =
day before? I do.=20
Reason: spread the love.
>Over and out<
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Somebody asked me, why one should port all this software to this X&%$=A7 =
windows ? Another one told me, that this would be perverse. Why are we =
doing this real ?=20
I think, that kde is a great desktop and has the oppertunity to be a big =
player in gui apps and desktop area. Especially because of the famous qt =
library, which is designed very platform independed and already ported =
to many operation systems, porting kde application to other unix based =
operation systems isn't very much work. The one currently left operation =
system is windows. =20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I just wanted to say thanks =
and add to the=20
below quote. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I setup Cygwin last night. Why not just =
get a Linux=20
box? Well, everybody can't just get a Linux box: maybe they need the=20
tools at a MS-based corporate job, maybe there is a lack of cash, =
maybe a=20
lack of know-how. So making these incredibly useful tools available to =
them=20
instantly is wonderful, I think. And it is all free! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So what is the reason here? Compassion, =
giving,=20
sharing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What does that say to the commercial =
outlets and=20
the consumers? Consumers ask what they should really pay for. Outlets =
ask what=20
is necessary to create. </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It sends =
a message=20
to those who are thinking of going into business building the same tools =
for=20
Windows that already exist on Unix-type systems. That message? Already =
done;=20
expand and add elsewhere. Or you have competition, so do a better job =
somehow.=20
Of course, it will take time for this message to be heard and for it to =
be=20
effective, but it is getting louder everyday.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So what is the reason here? A bit of =
revenge and=20
some social efficiency.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>By porting KDE, not only KDE, but =
hundreds of=20
useful tools, will be instantly available. And not just the command-line =
ones.=20
What kind of impression does using KDE GUI apps make on a newbie? There =
is an=20
alternative!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Think of the impression made on =
the new and=20
navie this when they hear: "You can get that C++ compiler =
you=20
need for your college course setup at home [on a existing Windows box] =
for free.=20
Thanks to? Gnu. Heard of them?"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What kind of moral message does that =
send? Do you=20
think some who hear this message may look at the world as a little =
rosier that=20
day than the day before? I do. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Reason: spread the love.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>Over and out<</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Somebody asked me, why one should port all this software to this =
X&%$=A7=20
windows ? Another one told me, that this would be perverse. Why are we =
doing=20
this real ?=20
<P>I think, that kde is a great desktop and has the oppertunity to be a =
big=20
player in gui apps and desktop area. Especially because of the famous qt =
library, which is designed very platform independed and already ported =
to many=20
operation systems, porting kde application to other unix based operation =
systems=20
isn't very much work. The one currently left operation system is =
windows. =20
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