Forget Open Source, just sell a Linux version!

**NeilB** · 12 February 2009, 05:26 PM

Well thats two of us, but yes great points.

It was a bit of a rant after battling with LX again, trying to put off a reboot to a real version.

If people don't want to pay, then they can carry on with LX as that is an already existing Linux option - I (we) just want to pay to get more. I'm sure there are other Linux apps that have that option (Suse itself for a start - there is Suse and OpenSuse, which I use).

Perhaps a poll here would be a start? Perhaps its worth asking the powers that be what it would take?

**geminiguy** · 12 February 2009, 05:57 PM

I don't think this would be the appropriate place to do this.. only because it will have the potential to bring in many, very verbally abusive opposers. This is a typical and sad fact for these types of issues related to Linux, and it would not be very welcome here. and I would never want to be part of anything which might bring such unwanted misery to this great place...

**NeilB** · 12 February 2009, 05:59 PM

[sigh] I understand - found that issue on other non-computer related forums.

**geminiguy** · 13 February 2009, 03:53 AM

Neil.. if you would like to come by the forum which is the top one of my three links in my sig... we could discuss this more I think a Linux centric issue should be handled within a Linux environment, and spare the good people here the unpleasantries

Would be glad to have ya

**ivan louette** · 15 February 2009, 03:32 PM

I think a momental alternative would be a better support for Wine. I run some very performing windows apps on Wine (Fontlab, Creature House Expression 3) without any installation problems and they work even faster than on xp. Xara3D 5 installed also nicely and works flawlessly. But why not X3D 6 !?

ivan

**geminiguy** · 15 February 2009, 05:50 PM

Wine works better for some... I'm not a huge virtual environment person myself. I also run Linux exclusively and have not used Windows in roughly 2 years or more now.
The only way I would find a potential to porting to Linux once again... would be only if I were able to have some rough figures to show an estimated return value from such a project, as well as proof of being able to see at least a certain percentage of the development cost to be able to be covered through donations
It's all in the tools used to try and peak their interest. Might work, might not. But I'd sure like to try at the very least. Just have to find a way to do it without getting certain Linux entities involved (which is a project in it's own)

Be mindful though, as I stated before... it would take quite a lot to convince them to even think of considering this idea. I'm sure the skepticism would be great

Either way, I am reachable to anyone who would be interested in beginning talks of decent strategy. But it has to be something realistic. The idea is not to tell them how happy it would make us, but rather how it would benefit them.
The burden of proof is upon us. And it is solely a business related venture so should be continued elsewhere, as this area is for helping people on how to use XaraLX.
I am not opposed to meeting with anyone at the forum which is at the top of my signature linuxgraphicsusers. I would even be willing to set up an exclusive area for it.

**NeilB** · 19 February 2009, 02:41 PM

Wine support would be great, though I assume its more that Wine doesn't support Xara rather than the other way around. I've also tried CrossOver with no joy.

By the way - you don't need to run Windows to use Wine. I believe Wine replaces the windows librarys (and as the acronymn spells "Wine Is Not an Emulator").

I'd rather not wander off onto another forum - this is after all a forum for "Xtreme for Linux" which is exactly what we are discussing