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I hate to be the one ask, but where's the Linux support? I was ready to buy Macaw, but my web workflow is in Linux. Isn't it built on node-webkit? How hard cou

by namuol 13y ago

I hate to be the one ask, but where's the Linux support? I was ready to buy Macaw, but my web workflow is in Linux. Isn't it built on node-webkit? How hard could it be to port, really?

cwaniak 13y ago
Linux? This sounds soooo 90s… Since then we have un*x that simply works: Mac.
- zz1 13y ago
  And it ships with NSA backdoors! FREE
  - cwaniak 13y ago
    I heard that some of the open source developers work to seed the code with 0-days that can be sold for as much as $250k a pop to NSA… So… NOTHING IS FOR FREE! And with Apple you can at least get a decent GUI that doesn't make your eyes bleed.
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    - orthecreedence 13y ago
      Your opinions are subjective. OSx makes my eyes bleed both in its design and its unrelenting use of ridiculous animations. It feels like it was made for toddlers. It takes BSD and bastardizes it enough to make it so some things require the GUI and some require command line and it's not immediately obvious which is which (at least coming from a Linux background). In Linux you know you're going to spend 95% of your time in the command line, and on Windows 95% in GUI. A nice thing about Linux is if you don't like the GUI, switch it out for another one. Can your mac do that? No, not without wiping OSx and installing Linux. The OSx GUI is usable for many people, but it's in no way a holy grail of design or productivity.
- farresito 13y ago
  How long have you used Linux for? I mean, have you ever tried Linux?
tptacek 13y ago
Looking at the ensuing thread, I can see why one might hate to be the one to ask this.
hcarvalhoalves 13y ago
Considering it's a small team, and this is aimed mainly at designers, it's reasonable to expect they focus on a Windows/Mac build at first.
- digitalengineer 13y ago
  Aimed at designers for sure. Just look at the gem of a payoff: "Stop writing code, start drawing it." Thats what we want to hear. Draw it and let the app take care of all the code with browser quirks. (Yes I know you're all dev's here, but this is how designers feel. Older designers still remember they had to write postscript). ;-)

by namuol 13y ago

I hate to be the one ask, but where's the Linux support? I was ready to buy Macaw, but my web workflow is in Linux. Isn't it built on node-webkit? How hard could it be to port, really?

cwaniak 13y ago

Linux? This sounds soooo 90s… Since then we have un*x that simply works: Mac.

zz1 13y ago
And it ships with NSA backdoors! FREE
- cwaniak 13y ago
  I heard that some of the open source developers work to seed the code with 0-days that can be sold for as much as $250k a pop to NSA… So… NOTHING IS FOR FREE! And with Apple you can at least get a decent GUI that doesn't make your eyes bleed.
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  - orthecreedence 13y ago
    Your opinions are subjective. OSx makes my eyes bleed both in its design and its unrelenting use of ridiculous animations. It feels like it was made for toddlers. It takes BSD and bastardizes it enough to make it so some things require the GUI and some require command line and it's not immediately obvious which is which (at least coming from a Linux background). In Linux you know you're going to spend 95% of your time in the command line, and on Windows 95% in GUI. A nice thing about Linux is if you don't like the GUI, switch it out for another one. Can your mac do that? No, not without wiping OSx and installing Linux. The OSx GUI is usable for many people, but it's in no way a holy grail of design or productivity.
farresito 13y ago
How long have you used Linux for? I mean, have you ever tried Linux?

tptacek 13y ago

Looking at the ensuing thread, I can see why one might hate to be the one to ask this.

hcarvalhoalves 13y ago

Considering it's a small team, and this is aimed mainly at designers, it's reasonable to expect they focus on a Windows/Mac build at first.

digitalengineer 13y ago
Aimed at designers for sure. Just look at the gem of a payoff: "Stop writing code, start drawing it." Thats what we want to hear. Draw it and let the app take care of all the code with browser quirks. (Yes I know you're all dev's here, but this is how designers feel. Older designers still remember they had to write postscript). ;-)