“Why are you complaining that you can’t use this software on Windows? It’s portable - You can run it on a zMachine! Heck, it even runs on BSDs”
Windows is not some obscure platform nobody uses. Wanting to run software on it is reasonable.
And I feel I should point out I am saying this as a lifelong Mac user, not a Microsoft shill. Parts of the Linux-centric community’s blind obstinate insistence that Windows just isn’t relevant because it’s non-POSIX just looks petulant.
> Windows is not some obscure platform nobody uses. Wanting to run software on it is reasonable.
If the maintainers don’t use Windows, it’s kind of not really their problem. If the user wants to use Windows and wants the software to run on Windows (and not under WSL), then they can fix it. Patches are usually welcome.
On the Mac side, it’s kind of in a sweet spot: the GUI is good, lots of excellent software for it, AND it’s a good Unix. When working on a Mac, I very rarely need to resort to a virtual Linux environment the way I do on Windows.
“Why are you complaining that you can’t use this software on Windows? It’s portable - You can run it on a zMachine! Heck, it even runs on BSDs”
Windows is not some obscure platform nobody uses. Wanting to run software on it is reasonable.
And I feel I should point out I am saying this as a lifelong Mac user, not a Microsoft shill. Parts of the Linux-centric community’s blind obstinate insistence that Windows just isn’t relevant because it’s non-POSIX just looks petulant.