[Bf-committers] Fwd: Linux Installer for Blender
Ton Roosendaal
bf-committers@blender.org
Wed, 28 Apr 2004 11:15:36 +0200
Hi all,
Hey Linuxers over here... what's your opinion of this offer?
-Ton-
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Daniel Lopez <daniel(at)bitrock(dot)com>
> Date: Tue Apr 27, 2004 22:18:55 Europe/Amsterdam
> To: ton@blender.org
> Subject: Linux Installer for Blender
>
> Hello Ton,
>
> We have created an easy to use Linux installer for Blender that we
> would
> like to contribute to the project. Blender is pretty easy to install,
> but
> having a good looking installer can be nice :) We can also customize
> to your
> specifications
>
> Features of the installer :
>
> - Native Linux look and feel
> - Everything that you would expect from a Windows installer, but on
> Linux :
> License agreement (GPL in this case), where to install, installation
> progress, README file, etc.
> - Places a desktop icon (Gnome/KDE) for ease of use
> - Runs in any Linux version. We have a Windows version in alpha and
> OSX in
> the works. We can also provide Solaris, IRIX, etc. if needed
> - Easy to use : just download and double click (previously change
> permissions to be executable, if needed)
>
> You can download it from
> http://www.bitrock.com/blender/blender-2.32-installer.bin
>
> For an example of how it looks like:
> http://www.bitrock.com/products_installbuilder_screenshots.html
>
> Our goal as a company is to make software (both open source and
> commercial)
> easier to use and install on a variety of platforms, with a focus on
> Linux.
>
> We come from an open source development background ourselves and like
> to make installers for open source products (for free, of course) such
> as
> Blender. For another example, take a look at Alvaro's Messenger
> http://amsn.sf.net So far they have had about 70.000 downloads of the
> installer and people seem to like it a lot.
>
> Let us know what you think :)
>
> Best regards
>
> Daniel
>
> --
> Daniel Lopez Ridruejo www.bitrock.com
> President & CTO
>
>
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