Re: critical issues

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On Jan 3, 2012, at 1:36 PM, Werner LEMBERG wrote:

> 
>> If we refuse thinking about stable releases by taking GUB as an
>> excuse, the grand next stable release that will benefit users of
>> many operating systems is likely to fall in the class "too little,
>> too late".
> 
> I second David.  Given that we develop within a GNU environment, bugs
> specific to Windows and Mac shouldn't prevent stable releases.  I can
> even imagine that well announced release candidates for a new stable
> version attracts developers to help fix issues with problematic
> platforms.
> 

One in-the-middle approach is to check out package managers that are offering 
LilyPond releases.  I know, for example, that brew offers a version of LilyPond 
on Mac OS X.  If we provide a list of package managers and how-tos for the 
techno-phobic, that may be enough to maintain (and even grow) the user base.  
It has the added benefit of pointing people to better resources than those we 
could maintain in-house: I think that jEdit plus the brew version of LilyPond, 
for example, is a more compelling package than the GUI we distribute.

Does Windows have its share of package managers that offer this sorta thing?

Cheers,
MS