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Native Support for Linux. Will This Ever Come?
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| [2023-08-01 06:20:16] |
| User921987 - Posts: 231 |
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my only worry is what happens when the current person(s) running Sierrachart pass away or for whatever reason have to be replaced by a new cohort? This is very important question. I would also like to know how many developers do they have in house? |
| [2023-08-01 07:24:09] |
| Ed C. - Posts: 98 |
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Btw, I like Linux also. And another major benefit of developing your code, rather than relying on open source libraries, if is an update to the OS breaks something, or if there happens to be a bug in a library you're using that's adversely effecting your code, you're not at the mercy of the library developers to get your code fixed.
You're not - if you have the source, you can fix it yourself. Use the source, Luke. |
| [2023-08-01 07:27:40] |
| Ed C. - Posts: 98 |
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This is why we really need to create our own operating system at some point, but certainly using an existing OS as a foundation Linux or BSD.
I'd suggest looking at one of the BSD variants - their networking stack is better than Linux. |
| [2024-03-20 10:01:13] |
| User687917 - Posts: 67 |
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Any news about Native Linux Sierra chart support? Or if there are some developers working on it? |
| [2024-04-06 01:46:50] |
| Kiwi - Posts: 374 |
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Just a note. Having seen Ed C's note recommending BSD I did some research and would suggest Linux. Why? - most of the "better networking stack" is dated and the Netflix example is poor because their version is a significant modification to their needs. - you can see similar mods for "low latency" (vs netflixes needs) by financial firms using Linux. - plenty of industry players use linux, often with mods to their needs, including google's android - linux is where the big growth has been on desktop share both personal and larger entities. - wifi and drivers are a xxx nightmare with BSD (I tried and ended up using wifi tethering on a phone to get connected). and maybe most importantly - most of your nixy users use Linux. |
| [2024-04-06 03:40:00] |
| Tony - Posts: 457 |
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I am not a tech person and don't understand why a Linux version is necessary, I have been running Sierra on multiple Linux distributions since 2019, and things just getting better and better. I do worry though if one day something went wrong with Sierra, I need a backup, so I am spending a lot of time testing Ninja, (couldn't find another program that is even close) I am running Windows 10 VM with Manjaro on a 2016 MacBook, Ninja took 2'30" to load and another minute to 'recalculate' all the indicators/studies, vs. Sierra took less than 30 seconds to load everything in the same VM. I am also trying to convert Sierra's custom studies to Ninja, it can be done for the most part, just a pain in the butt, Ninja has too many MS cr*p. |
| [2024-04-06 05:49:29] |
| User921987 - Posts: 231 |
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Because of the market share and size of the community and support the Linux is on the next level compared to BSD. What comes to network stack efficiency please just check the following Phoronix article and you can quickly see Linux has no problems when compared to BSD. https://www.phoronix.com/review/bsd-linux-eo2021/7 |
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