[WEB4LIB] Re: K-Meleon 0.5 Availability

[Richard L. Goerwitz III]

Raymond Wood wrote:

> > K-Meleon is available for Win9X, ME, Windows2000 and XP operating
> > systems only.
> 
> > Sorry Mac and Linux users!
> 
> Or perhaps 'Sorry K-Meleon'  :)  For my part, I simply won't use or
> promote any software that is not considerate enough to provide cross-
> platform alternatives for software users.

It's time-consuming and/or expensive to develop software, and not
all firms can afford sophisticated enough development environments
to cut code for, and support, multiple environments.

The fact is that the Library community is still moving very much
in lockstep with Microsoft, particularly when it comes to desktops
and cluster machines.  Very few libraries have significant systems
staffs, and most that do have way more knowledge about Windows than
any other operating system.

So it can actually make sense for a small firm to deploy software
for Windows.

I agree that it's a shame (when cheaper, more secure, more reliable,
and more standards-aware environments exist) that so much is still
being done with Windows.  But until libraries begin to explore new
operating systems and environments on a wider scale, and re-think
old habits, you're best move is to develop for Windows.

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Richard Goerwitz                               richard at Goerwitz.COM
tel: 401 438 8978