[Qgis-user] What is the matter with QGis versus MS Windows?

[Werner Macho]

Hi all!

Usually I just don't answer to such emails but in this case I completely
agree with Paolo. Moreover I'd like to say that nobody is forced to use
Linux. Just use the operating system you think that is best for you.

And as paolo said it seems that you're a user that don't want to invest
something (time, money, love). So what? - if you use Windows - you
obviously have enough money to buy it - so what about using GIS Software
written just for Windows? (ESRI?)

It is indeed just easier to compile and write open software with and
under open software (sic!)

I for my person can just say a big thank you to all the people fiddling
around with a Windows build .. and releasing QGIS also for Windows.
(brings me to the question why MapWindow is Windows only)

I like the viewpoint of not asking which program is running best on my
OS rather then which OS is working best with the program i like to use.

Complaining about things others created is the easiest way to go.. Come
on join us - and bring your experience with windows to QGIS. I know
thats the harder way -  but much more people would benefit from this way
then from a complaining mail (wheres the bugreport?) and not
recommending QGIS for Windows systems.

But I still hope that you give QGIS a try from time to time when windows
support is improved..

regards
Werner


On Sun, 2009-11-29 at 15:47 +0100, Paolo Cavallini wrote: 
> Mats Elfström ha scritto:
> > There are dozens of Mac and Linux versions with funny names but only two
> > Windows versions that apparently never works satisfactorily.
> > I have all but given up recommending QGis for Windows systems.
> 
> Hi Mats.
> I think you are wrong: I do not use windows myself, but I am running a looong series
> of very successful courses, most of them on windows, and I always report all the
> problems encountered (see trac issues), which are very occasionally different on
> windows systems because of specific idiosyncrasies. The same can be said of OSX systems.
> What is true is that many (but not all, fortunately) windows users pretend a system
> that just works, without bothering to invest anything (time, money, love) on it. This
> is not how free software works. If you are using a piece of software, and you find a
> problem, you have the choice of fixing it yourself, or pay someone to fix it. Of
> course, you can always complain about it and/or stop using the program, it's your
> choice, but IMHO this is not the best option.
> All the best.


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