[Fedora-packaging] Re: supporting closed source operating systems?

Jeff Spaleta jspaleta at gmail.com
Mon Jul 14 20:11:20 UTC 2008


On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 12:06 PM, Yaakov Nemoy <loupgaroublond at gmail.com> wrote:
> If you can show a demo of compiling certain open source windows apps
> so that they can work on Fedora via wine, then I can definitely argue
> that this is no longer secondary architecture.
>
> I have a couple of VJ programs some friends asked about getting into
> Fedora, all open source, but some run on windows.  Being able to build
> them on Fedora easily will make it very easy for them to create a
> Fedora based VJ station.

I will fight you tooth and nail on this. It might even come down to a
Dance Dance Revolution Dance off.  If we can distribute it under the
Fedora brand, we must have a version that runs natively before we
consider a windows cross-compiled binary that runs under wine.  I
personally draw the line there. Native first, emulated second. If
native doesnt work, get it fixed, or its not going to be part of
Fedora.

-jef




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