>You don't just copy the binary on windows. You copy the binary and its dependencies. Unless it's based on .Net-framework, then yeah, you still care about it being updated through windows. Sure, but I can install s/w built for Windows XP into Windows 11 and it will just run 20 years later w/o modification - And I can do this on a large amount of commercial software, so its not a special case example which you can... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

> On Windows I copy a binary and run it w/o giving a crap about the OS updates. You don't just copy the binary on windows. You copy the binary and its dependencies. Unless it's based on .Net-framework, then yeah, you still case about it being updated through windows. > Then you can't have those dependencies managed by a package manager, which means you'll constantly be compiling (and dealing with conflicts... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

Of course, tmux isn't the only software that you might want the latest release for. Happily, there's a lot of AppImages available. Source: over 4 years ago

And this is the backend for AppImageHub, I think: Https://appimage.github.io/apps/ (I'm a bit confused regarding who runs what...). Source: over 4 years ago

Sorry to suggest something in response to a rant, but is nearly a container okay, i.e., an AppImage? https://appimage.github.io/apps/, https://apprepo.de/ or https://www.appimagehub.com/ may have something. Alas often AppImages don't want the bulk of including glibc so they might fail anyway. Source: almost 5 years ago

Every commit has a message. Every PR has a title and description. The status update already exists. It's just locked in GitHub. Who this is for: - Founders updating investors - PMs writing release notes - CEOs who want visibility without standups - Anyone who asks "what shipped?" and waits for an engineer to respond What it does: Connect your repos. Ask questions: - "What shipped this month?" - "Who... - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

Gitmore (https://gitmore.io) – natural language queries across GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket. Instead of filtering PRs, scanning commit logs, or asking engineers for updates: - "What shipped last week?" - "Who's been working on the API?" - "Which PRs have been open longest?" - "Summarize this month's releases" Plain English in, plain English out. How it works: Connect your repos via OAuth. We register... - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

If you're a founder who doesn't code, you probably rely on engineers to tell you what's shipping. That works until investors ask for updates, customers want a changelog, or you just need to know where things stand. What it does: Connect your repos. Ask questions: "What shipped last week?" "What's in progress?" "Who worked on what?" Get plain English answers from your commit history. Automated reports: Schedule... - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

Gitmore (https://gitmore.io) One feature I built that's been useful: a Slack bot that queries your Git history. Connect your repos. Add the bot to Slack. Ask:. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

- 2FA support GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket – one dashboard. Free for 1 repo: https://gitmore.io How do you currently handle investor questions about engineering progress? - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago