From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Johannes Schindelin Subject: Re: Windows support Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 11:45:50 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: git@vger.kernel.org To: Asger Ottar Alstrup X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Thu Aug 02 12:46:25 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IGYCD-0007s4-8f for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:46:21 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753702AbXHBKqS (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Aug 2007 06:46:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753558AbXHBKqR (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Aug 2007 06:46:17 -0400 Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]:56733 "HELO mail.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1753335AbXHBKqR (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Aug 2007 06:46:17 -0400 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 02 Aug 2007 10:46:15 -0000 Received: from unknown (EHLO [138.251.11.74]) [138.251.11.74] by mail.gmx.net (mp039) with SMTP; 02 Aug 2007 12:46:15 +0200 X-Authenticated: #1490710 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1/mEVoygjPmfemj63oIJzdeHb9DS43JdDsIiSHkG8 HnIKMJXE+xTd/k X-X-Sender: gene099@racer.site In-Reply-To: X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Hi, On Thu, 2 Aug 2007, Asger Ottar Alstrup wrote: > Johannes Schindelin wrote: > > On Wed, 25 Jul 2007, Dmitry Kakurin wrote: > > > > > How serious are you guys about Windows support? > > > > Okay, let's talk business: > > > > Pay me decently, and you will have to wait for a few weeks. > > I propose that you set up a fundable: > > http://fundable.com/ > > This is a system where anyone can contribute money to the project, but not > have to pay unless the required amount of money has been contributed in total. > > Figure out your price, describe what you will deliver, and announce it. I am not that much interested in money, really. But I do want to get something back in return for my efforts. And no, this does not include whining and complaints. It includes useful bug reports. It includes a willingness to keep working with me until the bugs are fleshed out. It possibly includes making (and maintaining!) an installer. At the moment, I am happy to say that Git works for me. Even on Windows. I have no problems with the command line, and both Cygwin and MinGW Git do their job reliably and joyfully here. But there might come a time when I get into a position much like Shawn, when I have to work with Aunt and Uncle Tillies, who are not as clueful and intelligent^W^W^Wused to the command line as I am. So I want to exploit Open Source, meaning that I give _you_ something, and _you_ give me something back. And that might very well be just a suggestion "make the commit button stick out; I did not find it, since there are so many buttons". Or a nice comic "how to use git". Also a beer is appreciated. Or whatever. My complaint "let's talk business" was some (frustrated) way to get the attention of people who do _not_ give something back, and are astonished that just complaining will not get them anywhere. FWIW I just applied for the project "Git on MSys" on SourceForge. Let's see how this will work out. Oh, and I will _not_ do such a thing as think about what you might want, and then proclaim what would be my price for it. You _know_ what you want, so why don't you just tell me, as a detailed list? Ciao, Dscho