Re: PSPP is not a "linux first" community

[Alan Mead]

On 3/4/2016 9:49 AM, John Darrington wrote:
> Well it certainly is true that fixing issues in GNU/Linux has a higher
> priority than fixing Windows issues.  But that does not make PSPP a linux
> first project.  If there is a "pecking order" it is something like this:
>
> 1: GNU
> 2: Other Free OSes (including GNU/Linux)
> 3: All other OSes (including Windows and some linux based ones)
>
> This, as Mark kindly posted, is the policy of GNU.  PSPP is part of GNU.

John,

You don't think explicit posts rank ordering Windows below "GNU/Linux"
might give some users the impression that PSPP was a "GNU/Linux first
project"?

But I think your actions actually suggest that PSPP is primarily a "PSPP
first" project -- that you and the other devs do your best to make PSPP
better and I've observed the team fixing Windows bugs.  So, that's what
makes me think that there isn't really a "Linux first" attitude or not
one that worries me.

-Alan

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