On 26 Jun, David Pilling <flist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In message <172079b54f.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Martin Wuerthner > <public@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes > >> posting. The main reason I started it was to see if a _native_ > >> Linux version was now more feasable. > >So, has anything changed compared to back then that would prompt a > >reassessment of the situation? Is there any reason to believe that the > >reasoning done in 2006 is no longer valid today? > Well, I have fallen out with Windows since then. On a negative note, my > time for programming is much less than a couple of years ago (which is > why I've not turned on the Linux machine). > It was worth asking about Linux. If one wants a DTP package for Linux, > would there be any reason to stick rigidly to Ovation Pro as it is > today. > If someone came along and said "write us a DTP package" and I was > setting off from scratch, I could do a much better job. Not surprising > after nearly 20 years experience and in the light of progress in the > world in general. > Maintaining compatibility with Ovation Pro for RISC OS did limit things. > Of course if I'd not done that I would probably have sold no copies at > all. Starting from scratch I'd be tempted to ask for a multi-platform (inc RISC OS!!) product that used a common file format and could import/export with Ovation Pro. It would differ from the others by being lean but with optional add-ons and allowed 3rd parties to produce add-ons. -- John Cartmell john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 0845 006 8822 or 0161 969 9820 Qercus magazine FAX +44 (0)8700-519-527 www.qercus.com Qercus - the best guide to RISC OS computing To unsubscribe or subscribe goto: //www.freelists.org/list/davidpilling