Lordmonkus Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Yeah, this discussion has been done to death at this point. There are several of us that would love to see it done but financially it makes no sense for Jason to dedicate time and resources to this, the market simply is not there to make it feasible. We have run polls on the subject and while there is a small and very passionate userbase for a Linux port it simply is not big enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperClassicGamer Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 29 minutes ago, Lordmonkus said: Yeah, this discussion has been done to death at this point. There are several of us that would love to see it done but financially it makes no sense for Jason to dedicate time and resources to this, the market simply is not there to make it feasible. We have run polls on the subject and while there is a small and very passionate userbase for a Linux port it simply is not big enough. I understand that, but read some of my edits. When the time comes, .NET 5 should take care of things for you. You need to add Mac users to your calculations as well. It's not just a Linux thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil9000 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 17 minutes ago, SuperClassicGamer said: I understand that, but read some of my edits. When the time comes, .NET 5 should take care of things for you. You need to add Mac users to your calculations as well. It's not just a Linux thing. Mac will never happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperClassicGamer Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, neil9000 said: Mac will never happen. May I ask why? Are there some sort of technical limitations here, or is it about dedicating resources to it? No market for it? Edited June 21, 2020 by SuperClassicGamer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 It is simply a financial decision, Launchbox is a business for Jason, it's not a hobby project even though Jason loves working on LB. It's not even a side project to supplement his income, Launchbox is his income to support his family. I am hopeful one day a Linux version makes sense to Jason so we have it. I have long been a firm believer that Linux is the future of PC operating systems but unfortunately that day is not here yet, it is coming slowly though, Steam + Proton are making great headway towards it lately though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperClassicGamer Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 As a small business owner myself, I understand that completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 As of just recently, there have been some significant developments with .NET and Linux Wine that *might* make it feasible for WPF applications, and thus LaunchBox (and who knows, maybe even Big Box) to run well enough on Linux. I do have plans to evaluate this here soon and see what can be done. I am excited about it, but I'm also a little bit skeptical. Very much hoping it works out though. It wouldn't be the same as a native Linux app, but if we can get it to run well enough under Wine, it would be a pretty big deal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Keeper86 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 On 6/23/2020 at 9:30 PM, Jason Carr said: As of just recently, there have been some significant developments with .NET and Linux Wine that *might* make it feasible for WPF applications, and thus LaunchBox (and who knows, maybe even Big Box) to run well enough on Linux. I do have plans to evaluate this here soon and see what can be done. I am excited about it, but I'm also a little bit skeptical. Very much hoping it works out though. It wouldn't be the same as a native Linux app, but if we can get it to run well enough under Wine, it would be a pretty big deal. This would be great! As I dual boot, please keep us informed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupidtoneed2accounts Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Trying out a linux dual boot for a few months has really made me realize there really is nothing that can compare to launchbox. not on windows, and especially not on linux, everything it does from gathering art to downloading manuals is something only launchbox can do. Launchbox really is the only rom launcher out there that's worth anything, so I really hope .NET 5 allows for a mostly proper port to Linux, so long as it uses native linux emulators Ill be fine with it, even as a lifetime license holder I would pay again for a Linux license. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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