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[AJ]

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Портировать AIMP на другие системы не планируется.
Под Linux'ом и некоторыми другими Unix-подобными ОС AIMP можно запустить через Wine.

[zohozer]

Why it should be? Windows is most powerful desktop platform.

Windows is a dead platform.

Linux is everywhere. From your bellowed Android phone to the server that host this website to Arduino and RaspberryPi, etc.

Microsoft is trying desperately to compete with Linux. They even included the entire Linux subsystem into the latest Windows10 builds.

So it's easier than ever to develop Linux apps on Windows!

P.S. Linux also runs on Samsung phones:

https://youtu.be/ndJl2p4Pb-E

"One device for everything".... and that's running Linux.

[Artem]

1. Android is not Linux.
2. Windows is more popular desktop OS in the world, just know that.
3. Linux is just a kernel. What number of OS based on it? 100? 1000?
4. What reason to develop application for OS for dead platform? All users migrates to mobile world. Desktop is dead.

[S410]

Actually, Android is linux. Ya can even copy a binary file compiled for plain linux ol' linux and it'll work.
Windows is the most popular OS on PCs. On personal devices in general this honor goes to Android, but on all devices (routers, servers, supercomputers, teapots, etc) combined it's actually Linux.
(Who needs to run AIMP on routers, supercomputers and teapots is a question to be answered, but still.)
As a dev myself and a linux user for a couple of months now, i can tell ya, it actually is easier to develop stuff, even "for windows" (by just using libraries that are crossplatform literally everything that doesn't use system APIs becomes crossplatform, so "coding for windows" becomes a simple compiler argument). It's easy to install dependencies needed to compile code for all kinds of platforms and it's possible (and easy) to test them (assuming there's no hardware specific stuff) straight away (using Wine or/and QEMU).

[Artem]

No, Android is not Linux. Android uses Linux kernel to run own environment, but we write the code for the environment not for kernel.

[S410]

I kinda agree that android is not Linux, but just because it's a horrible abomination, not because it's actually not Linux.
This way Debian or Fedora (while being "more linux" than android) aren't linux too, because they use .deb and .rpm packages respectively.
Also, not always. A tool that doesn't require GUIs or App-like behavior (icons, notifications, etc.) can (sometimes) be used "as is", without any modifications.

[nicgentile]

I only joined this forum just to write this.

I believe that its a bad mistake to not have Linux and MacOS support, and please, lets not get into what is a kernel and what is a what. The point is, based on my Linux use (19 years this year), there is at least a potential million users left in the dark. I use Clementine, previously used banshee, Rhythmbox etc. There is absolutely nothing on Linux that can do what AIMP can do. This would be one of the most popular apps out there. If its such a problem releasing for other platforms, then why not release the code, we fork it and take care of our own needs? Shouldn't be too hard, based on my history.

And also, I have to ask, why are there two captcha systems on your forum? Isn't one enough?

[𝗞𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗢]

I believe that its a bad mistake to not have Linux and MacOS support

There are not "bad mistakes", there are mistakes alone.

Why not AIMP for both GNU/Linux and macOS? Because Artem doesn't want to. And I think he doesn't want to release the source code either. It's a pity, but we have to deal with this.

[Soolo]

And also, I have to ask, why are there two captcha systems on your forum? Isn't one enough?

even two is not enough

[Rustedwolf]

ORLY? So, why "your best" OS still not have "best" software?

    Milo: If they're so great, how come they're not tearing up the charts, babe?
    Rex: Because you never play them, babe. You suck.

    —from the Airheads movie

Same with your dev team - because you never write it...

[Artem]

Same with your dev team - because you never write it...

I have used these OS and I don't like it. So, I have no idea why I should develop software to OS that I don't like.

[Rustedwolf]

Because it would be a good developer practice? You know, platform independent software, bigger audience, keeping up with the trends or just simple politeness.

I'm not here to say "well you probably used in the old days and now it's different" - it's your decision on what to use. I'm personally using Linux Mint and haven't had that much of the problem with it (all best dev software is available there as well), but if I would develop software just for that platform - that would make me a hypocrite and a bad developer at the same time, since I would lose some of the audience.
 
But if we take for example MacOS... that's a premium software we're talking about, comrade. Most of the "cool kids" (developer rock stars, artists, pro's) use it. The reason you probably don't use it, it really hard to pirate it as most of the eastern Europe / Asia do with Windows software. Since tech-savy Linux users aren't interesting for you, why you don't want to drag the attention of mac users? The only good reason not to develop for Mac would be not having one to test software on it.

[Artem]

Because it would be a good developer practice? You know, platform independent software, bigger audience, keeping up with the trends or just simple politeness.

I don't believe in ideal world. Who will pay for development and support? Why it should be me?

[Rustedwolf]

Why it should be me?

It's your software, close source. Who if not you? In the end you're the one to decide. Don't want to do it? Fine. Just had to say from the start, not making bunch of excuses.

[Artem]

It's your software, close source. Who if not you?

=) Open sources will not solve it - people will not waste their time to re-write Windows-specified code to thier OS for free.

If you want to try to port it I will share sources of player's core for you.