[mythtv-users] Re:Nupplevideo, why?

mojo mojospam at thegeekclub.net
Mon Jul 7 15:09:13 EDT 2003


Brian Foddy wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Jul 2003, Ben Bucksch wrote:
> 
> 
>>Brian Foddy wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Now your windows Utopia, how are you going to compile any 
>>>free source???
>>>
>>
>>gcc is available for Windows. But you don't reach Windows users by 
>>telling them to compile the source, you have to provide binaries.
>>
> 
> 
> And its possible / likely binaries will be available once the
> program is stable.  But Windows users aren't used to the 
> concept of getting software right off the press while its still
> being actively developed; especially by a small group where
> resources are better served writting code than packaging 
> binary distros.  Mozilla and OpenOffice distribute Win binaries,
> but how many people do they have working on it?
> 

my windows machine runs the beta "talk-back" (crash reporting) versions 
of mozilla and so do a lot of my friends... :-)



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