[Qgis-developer] Poll about Windows Version

[Kari Salovaara]

Hi Andreas,

I most apologize my mail and the ideas in it. Of course You are right. I 
can see Your expertise which I don't have.
The unemployed youths should of course buy new machines and start, at 
least, to donate to FOSS projects immediately.
No more of this topic.

Best regards,
Kari


On 05.07.2013 11:44, Andreas Neumann wrote:
> Hi Kari,
>
> My message was meant to be "provoiking". People want everything - they
> want a version 1.9. They want both 32bit and 64bit versions. But they
> are not willing to contribute. They just take things for granted.
>
> I am aware that there are still 32bit machines around - but then these
> computers must be at least 10 years old. For the past decade all
> machines are 64bit capable.
>
> Maybe these NGOs just do not realize that their machines are 64bit
> capable and that they can only gain from upgrading the software on their
> machines (reusing the very same hardware).
>
> Even NGOs have resources - if they don't have financial resources they
> should have at least human resources that could upgrade the operating
> system on their computers. I would assume they would even be eligible
> for free Windows upgrades given their non-profit status - or even better
> - they could switch to Linux.
>
> I do not want to trigger a huge discussion here but rather tell people
> that they have some sort of responsibility as QGIS users and should
> contribute in some way.
>
> Andreas
>
> Am 05.07.2013 10:34, schrieb Kari Salovaara:
>> Hi,
>>
>> QGIS is used by many environmental NGOs. Their work is most of the time
>> based on voluntary work. These volunteers have quite often older
>> machines -> 32bit.
>> If 32bit is abandoned will QGIS community lose hundreds or thousands of
>> users. The counter how many units (QGIS applications) has been
>> downloaded does not show all these installations where only one package
>> has been downloaded but installed into ten computers !
>> Even if the summer is hot You should be calm when doing assessment when
>> to drop 32bit out of games.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Kari
>>
>> On 05.07.2013 11:21, Régis Haubourg wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I could support a part of the work for a 64 bit version if needed.
>>>    That would be very much usefull for 2.0 here here. Last discussions I
>>> remember on 64 bits version said that Jef was taking charge of it.
>>> Since we
>>> have not seen any clear call for funding, funders probably didn't show
>>> up.
>>> Please confirm and help us estimate the needs.
>>>
>>>
>>> Anyway, I think that we must not abandon 32 bit packages since many users
>>> still have old machines. QGis seems to grow as a tool used in poor
>>> countries, for developpement projects, even if we don't have much
>>> feedback
>>> of that. Cutting some of them because of incompatible hardware could
>>> be very
>>> bad publicity.
>>>
>>> régis
>>>
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Kari Salovaara
Hanko, Finland

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