Re: a future Dia package for geometrically precise mathematicalfigures?

[Alan Horkan <horkana tcd ie>]

> > Linux binaries
>
> No. This is a distributor issue. There is no way we can provide binaries and
> be sure they work on all major combinations of

You are right

> If a user has problems locating packages for his distro, he should either
> learn better how to use his stuff, or change said distro, period. Hell, even

Okay so links to the relevant distributor instead.  Great.

> > Windows binaries (or the last avialable ones)
>
> Done (Steffen Macke's installer).
>
> > Darwin binaries
>
> There are already people specialised in providing

> What we should do, however, is prepare a list of "people to notify" when we
> do a new release, so that binaries are prepared for the relevant
> environments in a more timely manner.

Create a low traffic list dia-announce and promise only to mail people
about new releases of Dia?

> (being involved in Debian packaging, I know it's a PITA to try to follow an
> upstream who is generally helpful but doesn't announce new releases)

It is tragic that the Darwin people did pass any patches back upstream, i
guess they have probably had too deal with too many unhelpful developer
groups and were too dissillusioned to bother.  Shame really.

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