Comments on: Open Source Email and Publishing http://www.xangis.com/blog/2007/03/30/open-source-publishing/ Yes I finally set up a personal blog. Dont expect much. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:01:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: jeremy http://www.xangis.com/blog/2007/03/30/open-source-publishing/#comment-56 jeremy Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:45:23 +0000 http://survivingwithoutajob.com/?p=41#comment-56 It is tough to distribute closed source apps on your own - with Legends, we had people from all the distros packaging for us. In fact, we had one of the head Gentoo guys for a while as one of our testers... :) You really only need to do 2 methods - one RPM that's scripted out however RPMs work, and a .tar.gz file that people could download, run a quick ./install on after extraction, and everything goes where it should. Linux is pretty standard on file placement - /usr/bin and /local/bin are the same all the world around (except in bsd, but those guys are fucking nuts anyway). .debs aren't necessary at all, really - and if you have fans of your work, someone will do it for you (and you can get your software into the Universe repository possibly, in which case the Ubuntu guys will just do it for you I think). Also, the Click n' Run database may become accessible to Ubuntu users shortly (the Lindows / Linspire setup), in which case selling your app becomes really frickin' easy. It is tough to distribute closed source apps on your own - with Legends, we had people from all the distros packaging for us.

In fact, we had one of the head Gentoo guys for a while as one of our testers… :)
You really only need to do 2 methods - one RPM that’s scripted out however RPMs work, and a .tar.gz file that people could download, run a quick ./install on after extraction, and everything goes where it should. Linux is pretty standard on file placement - /usr/bin and /local/bin are the same all the world around (except in bsd, but those guys are fucking nuts anyway). .debs aren’t necessary at all, really - and if you have fans of your work, someone will do it for you (and you can get your software into the Universe repository possibly, in which case the Ubuntu guys will just do it for you I think).

Also, the Click n’ Run database may become accessible to Ubuntu users shortly (the Lindows / Linspire setup), in which case selling your app becomes really frickin’ easy.

]]> By: Xangis http://www.xangis.com/blog/2007/03/30/open-source-publishing/#comment-55 Xangis Sat, 31 Mar 2007 13:45:00 +0000 http://survivingwithoutajob.com/?p=41#comment-55 Yep, I agree with the Ubuntu suggestion and I've been recommending it all over. I'm already running it on my subversion backup server, a dual-processor rackmount Athlon XP 2200+ machine. I'll probably switch whenever my next hard drive purchase happens, although I'm not sure whether I'll go dual boot or virtual machine. It'll probably be dual-boot because I've spent 5 years getting this install of XP how I like it and have hundreds of applications installed. I've ported some of my audio apps (Vorbital, SpaceTheremin) over to Linux, but the big thing stopping me from releasing them, and developing for Linux in general, is the lack (that I know of) of a good, easy way to distribute closed-source applications. Figuring out how to build DEB and RPM packages looks like a daunting task. Yep, I agree with the Ubuntu suggestion and I’ve been recommending it all over. I’m already running it on my subversion backup server, a dual-processor rackmount Athlon XP 2200+ machine.

I’ll probably switch whenever my next hard drive purchase happens, although I’m not sure whether I’ll go dual boot or virtual machine. It’ll probably be dual-boot because I’ve spent 5 years getting this install of XP how I like it and have hundreds of applications installed.

I’ve ported some of my audio apps (Vorbital, SpaceTheremin) over to Linux, but the big thing stopping me from releasing them, and developing for Linux in general, is the lack (that I know of) of a good, easy way to distribute closed-source applications. Figuring out how to build DEB and RPM packages looks like a daunting task.

]]> By: jeremy http://www.xangis.com/blog/2007/03/30/open-source-publishing/#comment-54 jeremy Sat, 31 Mar 2007 13:32:20 +0000 http://survivingwithoutajob.com/?p=41#comment-54 I would heavily recommend switching from windows - if only for a personal satisfaction. :) Ubuntu linux ( http://www.ubuntu.com/ ) is easily the cleanest, most thoughtfully put-together distro I've used, and it runs beautifully as my main OS in everything it does. I use it on both of my work systems (a desktop and a laptop), and I almost never use windows natively anymore. Sure, I still keep a windows VM for use under VMWare Server (free) just in case for network admin stuff (it IS, after all, an accounting office on a windows domain), but I find it's just as easy to use a terminal session right into a server or a citrix session in order to do any work I can't do from LInux (essentially, anything involving Active DIrectory for now). Also, you might wind up liking the default email client that comes with Ubuntu, Evolution - it's basically a complete Outlook replacement. Does EVERYTHING really well... though I don't know if it's better than the already kickass Thunderbird... still, for the price it's tough to beat. :) I'm around via email or IM if you need help with any of this... but you're already proficient with LInux in general, I'm sure. I would heavily recommend switching from windows - if only for a personal satisfaction. :)
Ubuntu linux ( http://www.ubuntu.com/ ) is easily the cleanest, most thoughtfully put-together distro I’ve used, and it runs beautifully as my main OS in everything it does. I use it on both of my work systems (a desktop and a laptop), and I almost never use windows natively anymore. Sure, I still keep a windows VM for use under VMWare Server (free) just in case for network admin stuff (it IS, after all, an accounting office on a windows domain), but I find it’s just as easy to use a terminal session right into a server or a citrix session in order to do any work I can’t do from LInux (essentially, anything involving Active DIrectory for now).

Also, you might wind up liking the default email client that comes with Ubuntu, Evolution - it’s basically a complete Outlook replacement. Does EVERYTHING really well… though I don’t know if it’s better than the already kickass Thunderbird… still, for the price it’s tough to beat. :)
I’m around via email or IM if you need help with any of this… but you’re already proficient with LInux in general, I’m sure.

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