Mike Hearn wrote: > On 4/12/07, John Cherry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Distros.....the message was clear that many distros limit their focus >> and library support to open source. Is there anything the distros would >> like to say about what is being done to support these 3rd party and >> proprietary applications moving forward? > > Note that open source and 3rd party are not mutually exclusive, eg > wine, inkscape etc.
Many 3rd party free software applications push the burden of integration with the distro to the distro - for 3rd party closed source applications, the integration burden is typically on the software producer. At OpenWengo, we have a youngish application which has not yet been included in distributions, so we're in the unenviable position that most commercial software companies find themselves, and having to decide whether to put more resources into improving the application stability or making sure it integrates well with a few key distributions. Luckily, packaging is something that volunteers will willingly do for free software projects, especially for their own off-the-beaten-track distro. Cheers, Dave. -- Dave Neary OpenWengo Community Development Manager Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Desktop_architects mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop_architects
