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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 01/21/2014 07:50 AM, Nils Gey wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 05:55:04 +0000
Filipe Coelho <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:falktx@gmail.com"><falktx@gmail.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">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,
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I agree. But where, from your standpoint, is the package manager?
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I don't expect package maintainers to get a fresh new software into
their distro right away.<br>
Even when they do it's most likely to the next / unstable / testing
repository. Most of the time users have to wait until the package is
backported, if that ever happens.<br>
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That takes away to "freshness" of the software (and the excitement
to try it out).<br>
When users are unable to use your software, they will eventually
forget about it.<br>
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<pre wrap="">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.</pre>
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Heh, even for some github repos some developers know that if they
want any usage on win or osx they have to release a testing binary.<br>
Most Linux (audio) users used to be developers as well, I don't
believe that's the case anymore.<br>
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