George Barca wrote:
On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:48:53 -0600, Matt
<matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
One way to help this along in a big way is to design a given FOSS
application to work on all OSes. When a Linux app also works on Windows
and Mac OS, it is far easier to get people to contribute. A few good
Linux people on each project can be there to look out for the interests
of Linux users. Then the Linux-specific effort is far smaller than the
total effort going into the cross-platform app. The cross-platform apps
constitute a bridge to Linux to be used by current Windows users, and
the OS monopoly is broken.
I agree with that however the application also has to be one that
users on the other platform are interested in using. I think one
reason the big applications like Photoshop and Autocad are not
available for Linux is because the manufacturers of these
products are afraid the Linux users won't want to pay big dollars
for them
You have to consider that when Linux usage goes above say 5%, it is
getting into the the hands of people outside the cadre of Linux
fanatics, geeks, and cheapskates. :-)
and additionally they are nervous about the GPL.
That issue should be resolved by now, as there are cross-platform
commercial apps.
George Barca
georgebarca1981@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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