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No binary distribution available for about 98% of the world's desktop computers and they only linux distro they make packages for that has anything approaching

No binary distribution available for about 98% of the world's desktop computers and they only linux distro they make packages for that has anything approaching significant desktop share is Arch. It's like they're purposefully being snobs making it only available for the most obscure operating system users, or something.

jmercouris 5y ago
We have a deb installer. We are trying to make it as available as possible, but we don't have the computers necessary to test and distribute on those platforms. Sorry about that!
- KennyBlanken 5y ago
  That's great news, but if it's not listed on the download page, people aren't going to know that. > we don't have the computers necessary to test and distribute on those platforms Even if hardware wasn't cheap and virtualization hasn't been readily accessible for over a decade, if you're constrained on hardware why are you focusing limited resources on packages for incredibly obscure linux distros? That are more difficult to develop on because a)they're not as high quality or stable and b)there are less support resources and documentation for them? Re: OS X and Windows, cross-platform support is just going to be all the more painful later.
- slightwinder 5y ago
  It's really not that hard to get a working windows-installation for low money, if you actually care. Nowadays, you don't even need a license it seems, just install the official images into a VM. If you want to invest some money, there are also cheap refurbished PCs, cloud-desktops or some less legal sources for a license from eBay or Craigslist.
xelxebar 5y ago
If you believe it's now worth the time and effort to make such binary distributions, I'm sure the devs would highly appreciate your help and compute power.
Alekhine 5y ago
This is extremely common for new open source software. You can find plenty of interesting projects only packaged for Arch and Nix, because packaging for those distros is extremely easy. It's just a matter of time and effort, and this is a volunteer project.

jmercouris 5y ago

We have a deb installer. We are trying to make it as available as possible, but we don't have the computers necessary to test and distribute on those platforms. Sorry about that!

KennyBlanken 5y ago
That's great news, but if it's not listed on the download page, people aren't going to know that. > we don't have the computers necessary to test and distribute on those platforms Even if hardware wasn't cheap and virtualization hasn't been readily accessible for over a decade, if you're constrained on hardware why are you focusing limited resources on packages for incredibly obscure linux distros? That are more difficult to develop on because a)they're not as high quality or stable and b)there are less support resources and documentation for them? Re: OS X and Windows, cross-platform support is just going to be all the more painful later.
slightwinder 5y ago
It's really not that hard to get a working windows-installation for low money, if you actually care. Nowadays, you don't even need a license it seems, just install the official images into a VM. If you want to invest some money, there are also cheap refurbished PCs, cloud-desktops or some less legal sources for a license from eBay or Craigslist.

xelxebar 5y ago

If you believe it's now worth the time and effort to make such binary distributions, I'm sure the devs would highly appreciate your help and compute power.

Alekhine 5y ago

This is extremely common for new open source software. You can find plenty of interesting projects only packaged for Arch and Nix, because packaging for those distros is extremely easy. It's just a matter of time and effort, and this is a volunteer project.