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Nice, but "Windows" as a dependency is a bit too much for my taste.

by chme 10y ago

Dolores12 10y ago
you are welcome to port to linux, it's GPLv3
- chme 10y ago
  I think this kind of reply makes it to easy for open source software, because any criticism directed to it can be countered with "patches welcome".
  - unimpressive 10y ago
    "Patches welcome" is a much better state of affairs than "your platform is obscure and not worth supporting."
    - chme 10y ago
      "patches welcome" imply "implement it yourself" as does a simple "not supported" or "wont fix". Following the "patches welcome" logic to the extreme, you would never need anymore than a touring complete language, because you could implement everything yourself. Of course you don't need to implement as much with free software as with closed one and that is great, but you need to invest time before you can use it and it is valid to criticize that fact.
    - Karunamon 10y ago
      The substantial difference between those two things is often nil.
- deleted 10y ago
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FLUX-YOU 10y ago
I'm not sure why you couldn't just run it in a VM.
- CyberShadow 10y ago
  Perhaps because the OS-specific component (UEFIFind.exe) requires access to the real hardware?
  - chme 10y ago
    UEFIFind would be available for other platforms too: https://github.com/LongSoft/UEFITool https://github.com/LongSoft/UEFITool
- chme 10y ago
  Ok, thats an option. But I am not sure it its worth the effort. Normally if I discover some interesting project, that I want to try out, I just check it out in /tmp, run it and then decide if I want to continue using it and install it or just remove it. Setting up a ~20GB VM takes time and diskspace. Also I looked at the source for a bit and from what I see it only needs the winapi to set the title of a console window, so in theory it should be platform independent if that is removed. Not sure it is, because it does a lot of other stuff. Just as I said, nice project, but I am afraid its not for me in its current state.
ksk 10y ago
Your replies make it seem like you think others owe you something. As you're aware, nobody here is trying to "sell" you the project in an attempt to get you interested. I don't know why when someone shares a project they find interesting, people come out waving their little OS flags "but it doesn't run on my Amiga".

Nice, but "Windows" as a dependency is a bit too much for my taste.

by chme 10y ago

Nice, but "Windows" as a dependency is a bit too much for my taste.

Dolores12 10y ago

you are welcome to port to linux, it's GPLv3

chme 10y ago
I think this kind of reply makes it to easy for open source software, because any criticism directed to it can be countered with "patches welcome".
- unimpressive 10y ago
  "Patches welcome" is a much better state of affairs than "your platform is obscure and not worth supporting."
  - chme 10y ago
    "patches welcome" imply "implement it yourself" as does a simple "not supported" or "wont fix". Following the "patches welcome" logic to the extreme, you would never need anymore than a touring complete language, because you could implement everything yourself. Of course you don't need to implement as much with free software as with closed one and that is great, but you need to invest time before you can use it and it is valid to criticize that fact.
  - Karunamon 10y ago
    The substantial difference between those two things is often nil.
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FLUX-YOU 10y ago

I'm not sure why you couldn't just run it in a VM.

CyberShadow 10y ago
Perhaps because the OS-specific component (UEFIFind.exe) requires access to the real hardware?
- chme 10y ago
  UEFIFind would be available for other platforms too: https://github.com/LongSoft/UEFITool https://github.com/LongSoft/UEFITool
chme 10y ago
Ok, thats an option. But I am not sure it its worth the effort. Normally if I discover some interesting project, that I want to try out, I just check it out in /tmp, run it and then decide if I want to continue using it and install it or just remove it. Setting up a ~20GB VM takes time and diskspace. Also I looked at the source for a bit and from what I see it only needs the winapi to set the title of a console window, so in theory it should be platform independent if that is removed. Not sure it is, because it does a lot of other stuff. Just as I said, nice project, but I am afraid its not for me in its current state.

ksk 10y ago

Your replies make it seem like you think others owe you something. As you're aware, nobody here is trying to "sell" you the project in an attempt to get you interested. I don't know why when someone shares a project they find interesting, people come out waving their little OS flags "but it doesn't run on my Amiga".