[Qgis-user] About QGIS on Windows - a follow up.

[Mats Elfström]

Hi!
I am somewhat puzzled by a remark by Mr Paolo Cavallini in another thread.
The poster there had experienced serious difficulties when updating his
QGIS.

His main mistake seems to be that he was running Windows, and Paolo wrote:
*Please also remember that Windows packaging involves a tremendous amount
of effort and skills, and it is being done as a favour for our Windows
users.

It would be good if someone could pay a developer to work on Windows
(but also OSX, etc.) packaging.
*
I'd like to comment on this.
Globally, according to http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp,
some 84 % run Windows flavors, and 5 % are Linux users.
Surely those numbers merit a little more than a 'favour' for Windows
users?

According to the QGIS download page, there are several Linux flavors of
QGIS available, compared to 1 Windows version (in two packages).
Is Linux packaging so easy that 10+ versions can be maintained without any
effort?

And last, who is paying for all the Linux oriented development and
packaging going on, and do you keep funds separate for Linux and Windows
work?

I realize that I will be flamed for this, but as I am very fond of Open
Source and QGIS, I am saddened by the disregard for the majority of
computer users, many of whom do not even have the option to choose their
operating system.

Regards, Mats.E
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Mats Elfström, Väpplingvägen 21, SE-227 38 LUND, Sweden
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