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Re: [Tools-arch] Recommendation 6: Architectural model for clients

John R Levine <johnl@taugh.com> Fri, 23 April 2021 02:23 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Tools-arch] Recommendation 6: Architectural model for clients
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>> I'm now completely confused about what you want us to do.  Assuming we agree that we want to have tools that work reliably on the platforms that people are likely to use (which seems to be Windows, Mac, and linux) how do we get there?
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> By improving the tools we have -- including how they're delivered, documented and supported.

I was hoping for something more concrete.

For example, should we be able to provide each tool as a native 
installable package on the major platforms?  If so, do you have an 
estimate of how much work that would involve?

(Try installing xml2rfc on Windows to see how painful the current setup 
is.)

Regards,
John Levine, johnl@taugh.com, Taughannock Networks, Trumansburg NY
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