Re: Announcing xorriso-0.1.0, an integrated CD/DVD ISO 9660 multi-session tool
"Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Joerg Schilling:
> > Why do you use autoconf if you write software that runs on Linux only?
>
> They produce the wellknown interface of
> ./configure ; make ; make install
...
> By principle, libburnia adapts to Linux, not vice versa.
Sorry to see that you seem to be from a generation that does no longer know the
rules from the late 1970s and early 1980s for creating OpenSource:
Make sure that it runs on as many platforms as possible.
Do not artificially prevent compilation on some platforms.
Listen to people from other platforms to achieve better portability.
Nonportable software undermines the OSS infrastructure. Just think of projects
like GNOME that claim wide portability but do not check the portability of all
libraries used.
Jörg
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