From: Richard G. <str...@ho...> - 2012-05-22 15:39:31
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No offense, but saying "get a new OS and DIY" is about the worst response you can give to that. Like it or not, a lot of Windows users -- casual and serious alike -- don't have the time or interest to make an investment in a full compiler suite and all that. Fontforge isn't a cross-platform app; it's a Linux app, period. The original idea here is whether/when to start making FF a TRUE cross-platform app, with the biggest step being native (non-Linux) builds. -- Stratadrake str...@ho... -------------------- Numbers may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth. From: ve...@ne... Subject: Re: [Fontforge-devel] Feature Refinements And Additions Needed - Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 16:46:42 +0100 To: str...@ho... My advice would be that if you need to seriously use Fontforge then it makes most sense to install from source and run on a linux OS. No brainer tbh :) On 21 May 2012, at 16:35, Richard Gitschlag wrote:Fair enough. But inside this 'niche' at least, those who want to edit images have the ability to find native platform builds that don't crash every five minutes.... |