The Dubious Benefits of Porting FOSS to Windows
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| Of course, with the source code available for porting, there are no universal
| technical barriers to running any given piece of F/OSS on Windows or Mac OS
| X. The project’s maintainers may refuse to merge the portability patches, in
| which case a fork is necessary, but this is a question of philosophy, not
| technical concern.
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http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/blog/2007/07/the_dubious_benefits_of_portin.html
Audacity's new beta? Sounds good.
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| Unlike some beta releases, Audacity 1.3 won't cannibalize the stable version,
| Audacity 1.2, so feel free to fix, fine-tune, and equalize at will. Although
| this beta release hasn't been approved as stable yet, it's a good way to
| master Audacity 1.3's new features in advance.
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9741972-7.html
They show it in Windows and post it under "Open Source".
Open Source Software On Windows
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| "Open source software on Windows... WHAT?!?!!" may be your first reaction to
| this post. However, there are many good reasons to promote the use of open
| source software on Windows. First, it is a great way to introduce people to
| the wonderful world of open source software. They will be amazed at the
| amount of great software that they get for FREE!
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http://useopensource.blogspot.com/2007/07/open-source-software-on-windows.html
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