Re: [Fontforge-devel] Feature Refinements And Additions Needed -

[Matijs v. Z. <ma...@ma...>]

On 05/22/2012 05:39 PM, Richard Gitschlag wrote:
> 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.

It's a little saddening to see how the "Using Linux means installing everything 
from source" idea is still being perpetuated. As a Debian user, *nothing* I use 
in the capacity of a regular user, including FontForge, is installed from 
source, and it is all updated through a single command. This is all much more 
convenient than on Windows. (I'm not singling you out here, Richard, it is the 
general sentiment I read in this thread.)

Of course, switching OS is in itself not a simple undertaking. Compiling from 
source is not part of it, though.

> 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.

To allow this to happen, we need at least one developer who has enough interest 
in the Windows platform to invest a substantial amount of time in this.

A quick search shows that such developers do exist, they're just not working 
under the fontforge umbrella. Perhaps a good first step would be making it easy 
to find their work from the fontforge site.

Regards,
-- 
Matijs