[LAD] Releasing source code is not enough, I think...
Hi there everyone, specially developers. I think we should stop assuming releasing source code is enough. [GNU/] Linux is getting more user friendly, and most users are not able to compile software, plus some distributions make it specially hard (debian, ubuntu, fedora, opensuse) by having the libs installed but not the headers. Releasing software on windows or mac, even open-source, *always* comes in a binary, and most users come from there. Now, I have a toolchain repository for ubuntu 10.04 with gcc4.8, python3+qt4 and a bunch of other useful stuff. I use this to get generic linux binaries that (from what I know) work everywhere. I can make a developer-oriented tutorial on how to use that, so that developers can provide linux binaries to its users. Would that be something useful to Linux Audio? ___ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
Re: [LAD] Releasing source code is not enough, I think...
+1 Op 21-jan.-2014 07:37 schreef Louigi Verona louigi.ver...@gmail.com: In my view, yes, absolutely! L.V. ___ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev ___ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
Re: [LAD] Releasing source code is not enough, I think...
On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 05:55:04 + Filipe Coelho fal...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there everyone, specially developers. I think we should stop assuming releasing source code is enough. [GNU/] Linux is getting more user friendly, and most users are not able to compile software, I agree. But where, from your standpoint, is the package manager? I found one the strong points of Linux is that you have your central installation place. What I would like to see is a change of culture, more tailored to the users who like experimenting and trying new things out: In Windows I like that it is customary to offer all-in-one binaries, even if you only release a super-early techdemo in a forum. For me that means: Especially for some super-early tech demos in forums. Instead of an undocumented github page where I have to read the code first to figure out the dependencies. Bottom line: More binaries for small and obscure software, for the time between release and adopting into package manager (even if that is years). In the end I like my pacman and I always find it nice to see that the Arch package is there in binary form and not only an AUR script. I can make a developer-oriented tutorial on how to use that, so that developers can provide linux binaries to its users. Would that be something useful to Linux Audio? Yes, please do that. Nils ___ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
