[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Staff client software vs. web-based interface

[Tony Bandy]

Hi all,

I've got an OSX iMac to help volunteer with!  I can't say I'm a OSX guru,
but really good at following instructions!  If anyone wants to work with
me, I could probably devote some hours to helping out, at least testing,
etc.  I think I've got Xcode (?) installed somewhere on my iMac....

Tony

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On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 11:35 AM, Galen Charlton <gmc at esilibrary.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Lazar, Alexey Vladimirovich
> <alexey.lazar at mnsu.edu> wrote:
> > What is the reason for lack of "official" releases of staff client
> software for Mac OS (and Linux)?  Is it strategy, because there is no need,
> or like with some other things, not enough volunteers?
>
> I don't think it's a strategy per se, just more a lack of volunteers.
> If somebody were to step forward and volunteer to package OS X clients
> as part of the release-cutting process, I think that would be welcomed
> with open arms.  Even better would be if somebody could submit a patch
> to automate building them.  Triple-word-score if it could be done
> without requiring an OS X box.
>
> Similiarly, if somebody were to step up and get involved in packing
> the Linux clients for various distributions, that would be great.  The
> technical bar is lower, as Thomas' good work with the staff client
> autoupdate mechanism means that it's become quite easy to build Linux
> clients; at this point the main question is whether somebody is up to
> maintaining and testing .deb or ..rpm.
>
> Regards,
>
> Galen
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