Author: Stefano Gemma
Date: 00:11:36 12/16/00
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On December 15, 2000 at 16:57:53, Peter Skinner wrote: >How many authors that currently only have a Windows chess program, are >considering making a Linux port of it? >I only say this as I read today in PC World Magazine, that 50+% of current >Windows users are considering, or currently moving to Linux. >Bill Gates must be having a fit right about now... >With Linux getting easier, and easier to setup, and use nowadays, that would >seem to be the best solution. >Games, programs, and even hardware is now being specifically designed to work in >Linux. >Even I, a true Windows user, is thinking about making the jump. Currently >reading a couple of books to familiarize myself with it. >Interesting how times change... for the better? I think that it could be interesting to port my chess program Raffaela to Linux. The problem, for any programmer, is that this means to have two or more different version of the same program. For WinBoard/XBoard user, things could be easier, but porting a complete interface should be almost annoying. The core of my program is in assembly, this could help or make it harder to do? Ciao!!!
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