2026-07-01 14:10 UTC
@ercanbrack@mastodon.online @alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com Of the arguments against Linux support, the biggest one I keep hearing is the fear of the support burden stemming from the preconception that Linux is fragmented (which, in reality isn't a problem in most cases).
In the vast majority of cases I've been involved in, the actual porting required relatively little effort (though there were / are, of course, exceptions).
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@ercanbrack@mastodon.online 2026-07-01 16:32
@amadeus@mstdn.social @alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com Agreed. I've mostly been telling prospective developers that they can compile on an old version of Debian, statically link their libraries, and have most things work. I suggest creating a .DEB for Debian/Ubuntu (and derivative distros), and then taking the same binaries and Zipping them (along with a readme of where to place the binaries) for everyone else. That keeps things quite simplified. And since the libraries are mostly backwards compatible, it usually just works