Hi Mats, sorry if I was unclear. Il 07/11/2012 06:58, Mats Elfström ha scritto: > > Globally, according to > http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp, some 84 % run > Windows flavors, and 5 % are Linux users. > Surely those numbers merit a little more than a 'favour' for Windows > users? If I do something for you, and you do not return anything to me, I call this a favour. If it's millions of you, it's millions of favours, not less. Do not misunderstand me: we're happy to do it, and we're happy of having tons of Windows, as well as OSX and Linux, users. > > > Is Linux packaging so easy that 10+ versions can be maintained without > any effort? Yes. The effort is comparatively small, and there is more people contributing. > > And last, who is paying for all the Linux oriented development and > packaging going on, and do you keep funds separate for Linux and > Windows work? We do Linux packaging because we need it. > > I realize that I will be flamed for this, but as I am very fond of > Open Source and QGIS, I am saddened by the disregard for the majority > of computer users, many of whom do not even have the option to choose > their operating system. It is not disregard: in fact, we *are* doing this favour. If someone needs a more efficient/fast/whathever process, they are free to help us. All the best.
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