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Originally Posted by haertig
But you never know what's going to happen when a program was originally written for Windows, then ported to Linux (I don't know if Calibre is like this or not).
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The Calibre was originally written on Linux, for Linux, so that Kovid Goyal could access his Sony PRS-500 e-ink reader(*) on Linux computer. This was the first e-ink reader that was available to ordinary people outside Japan. The name of Calibre was originally Libprs500.
At this moment Calibre is still being developed on Linux and ported to Windows ;-) Oh ... and also to macOS ... (and FreeBSD, but not by Kovid Goyal I think)
(*) Sony, being typical Sony, created a device that needed a special software to access the reader, with drivers only being available for Windows. All subsequent e-ink readers from Sony and other manufacturers(**) function simply as a standard UMASS device when connected to PC
(**) with notable exception of a few manufacturers of e-ink readers based on Android that use mtp:// protocol, so that they can limit what you can do with your own files on your own device connected to your own PC. Arseholes!