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No, GNU devs should understand Unix beyond the GNU ecosystem. I'd be retired on my private planet if I had gotten a dime each time I ported Linux software (most
by jlg23 8y ago
No, GNU devs should understand Unix beyond the GNU ecosystem. I'd be retired on my private planet if I had gotten a dime each time I ported Linux software (mostly the build system) to work on non-linux unixoid operating system.
To be fair: Nothing in GNUiverse teaches you interoperability; I too learned it the hard way when switching from Linux to BSD.
- rwmj 8y agoGNU is literally a platform. If you want to run the software on another platform (particularly one which is not as widely used as GNU) then you have to port the software.
- dzamo_norton 8y agoOr you have to write portable software.