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Originally Posted by DaltonST
The user of Derive Genres who reported the Calibre 2.2.0 issue to me in the first place discovered it while using a Mac.
As for free XP replacements without buying a new pc:
As for keeping XP but running Calibre 2.2.0 within an Ubuntu virtual machine inside of XP: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/virtualbox
And for those who have or can get a new or used ChromeBook very cheaply, you can install a full fledged Linux on the Chromebook hardware using https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton
Craigslist has old PCs for $50 that can be reformatted to run Ubuntu and used as a Calibre 2.2+ device. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sys?maxAsk=50
There are almost always options, although granted that they require some effort.
So, I am sanguine about where Derive Genres and my other 2 plugins are positioned viz a viz Calibre 1.48. |
Not everyone is comfortable with installing another OS on their computer. Very often they are not even comfortable with having me do it for them.
A Windows user is probably more prone to that also.
A much simpler solution would be for you to simply mark your plugin as compatible with older versions -- since it is. Of course, it is your plugin and you may do whatever you wish with it, but I fail to see what purpose there is in doing so. You are not using any code which requires 2.2, so who benefits when you go out of your way to mark it to require 2.2?
Regarding the bug reporter discovering it on a Mac: as I assume you have more than one user, I am unsure what you are trying to say.
I truly admire your caring and friendly approach to tech support and interaction with the online community. </sarcasm>
Also, perhaps you should keep in mind that not everything is a personal attack on you.