Re: Re: gimpwin-dev future?

On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Peter Montgomery wrote:

> I vote for gtk-win32-dev because I think that gtk-list is way too
> general and we need a list that does not relates to gtk issues with
> win32. Imagine that every time a newbie comes to gtk-list or
> something and posts something like "my gimp/other gtk app doesn't
> work" or "I have problems installing gtk", go figure which port does
> he mean...
>
> Along the same lines, Linux folks tend to get mighty rude when you
> mention Windows on a list they consider "their list".  At the very
> least, you tend to get replies along the lines of, "Well, maybe you
> should just forget Windows and start using a real operating system,"
> with no actual help in the reply.  Gets real tiring after a while.

I think you're mixing two possible lists here.

It's true, people on a general gtk users list may be a bit impatient
with newbie questions about gtk on win32.  But at the "dev"
(developer) level I don't see a problem.  Advocates of gtk are keen to
see it succeed on win32, even if their preferred platform is Linux (as
mine certainly is).  As I said the other day, Tor has put gtk-win32
into the mainstream.

Allin Cottrell