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DaltonST · 09-06-2014, 12:33 PM

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.

09-06-2014, 12:33 PM	#30
DaltonST Deviser Posts: 2,265 Karma: 2090983 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Texas Device: none	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: http://www.pcworld.com/article/21076...-a-new-pc.html http://www.zdnet.com/five-operating-...xp-7000013765/ http://www.datamation.com/open-sourc...dows-xp-1.html 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.