I'm voting for Linux support.

I was away from the forums for a while (tried to post on InterVocative) :D

Why would I want this? I'm not using Windows anymore myself and most of my friends are now (because of me) convinced of Linux power and yes, even the user friendliness of the latest OpenSuSE release. I know the Linux user group is still small but it is growing for the last couple of years. Most people I talk with are just waiting for more software support of their 'old and known' software rather then looking for Linux alternatives. And to be honest, some software doesn't have good alternatives on any OS, even Windows. Such like DVD Profiler.

I know I can probably run this with Wine, but thats not something a regular user will want. Running Windows in VMWare or what not isn't a decent solution imo. The idea of me using Linux is not having to run Windows anymore. Virtualized or normal. I'm sure the same goes for Mac.

Working in the IT Business myself we only work with software developers that support multiple platforms, simply because of the choices we then can make ourself. Instead of being pushed in a direction. I personally think this will be a good development for Invelos/DVD Profiler.

Oh well, this is just my opinion of course

Quoting AiAustria:

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As far as I know, there are still some licensing issues with wine, since not all dll's are provided for free...

Regards, AA

I would suppose that all items provided with Wine directly are royalty free (as they surely want to avoid problems) and when I installed DVD Profiler with Wine I did not require any additional DLLs. Running some of the plugins may pose a problem (haven't tried that), but for DVDP itself everything should be fine.

Quoting DariusKyrak:

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Many of the native dlls are still incomplete (hence it is still alpha software), and so programs may require the Windows dlls to run properly, but the number affect by this is getting to be small and dropping day-by-day.

That's what I meant...

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DVD Profiler does not require any licensed dlls, but does require a Tahoma-compatible font.

Pleased to hear

AA

Quoting mdnitoil:

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I'm just one system upgrade away from moving to Linux.  Vista has finally pushed me over the edge.

Welcome to the family 

Quoting DJ Doena:

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I don't see the need to upgrade to anything. I'm still fine with XP and have no need whatsoever to upgrade. Couldn't care less about Vista.

Same here.

Nevertheless, I wouldn't object to Ken spending some programming time for support for other OS, as according to this poll a strong minority wants it (roughly 1 user out of 3, 46 "Yes" vs.  82 "No, I only use Windows", right now), so I guess support for other OS would make DVDP even more popular. 

Quoting skipnet50:

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Ditto, Enry.
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Sorry guys, that's is simply the way it is, one programmer can only do so much.

Well said, Skip. While I would like to see a Linux-version for it (for when I get a Neo1973), I don't expect it to happen. As far as having to carry around both my phone and my PDA, the Neo1973 changes nothing...

i understand its only one programmer - but DVD Profiler is the ONE program making me hold onto my WinXP box. and i looked around at what was available for Mac OS X and there is not a single dvd program as good as this one!! (which really says something for DVD profilers feature set  ). In particular its the USER BUILT database that wins over everything else - no other program allows me to download Australian titles with the correct details and cover scans - even if the other programs look a little prettier or let me scan with the isight - Oz titles in a user built database is the most important for me.

i did try the whole DarWINE thing and had very little success. 

i think it would be great to have DVD Pro on Mac OS X not only would it let me make the full switch but it will blow the competition out of the water and create some very much needed shake up ripples in the Mac DVD software camps  - yes im talking to you delicious library!!