We've launched an exciting new project of our own! Introducing the Kickstarter app for iPhone!

Funded! This project successfully raised its funding goal on June 1, 2012.

Little operating system survey

Update #11 · May 25, 2012 · 96 comments

Hey everyone,

We're trying to get a sense of what OS's people are going to want to use light table on so we can focus on the most important ones first. Mind filling in this survey? It's only one question :)

https://kodowa.wufoo.com/forms/light-table-oss/

Comments

    1. Fb_profile_picture.small

      Creator Roo Reynolds on May 26, 2012

      Woke up, read the email, clicked the link, slightly frustrated.
      Oh well.
      OS X here.

    2. Gebirge.small

      Creator pirmin on May 26, 2012

      Linux

    3. Fb_profile_picture.small

      Creator Алексей Гузенко on May 26, 2012

      Mac Os X

    4. Missing_small

      Creator James Mullineux on May 26, 2012

      So this was a US only survey the? I'm hoping a new one will be created as soon as they realise their mistake.

    5. Avatar_spalatore.small

      Creator Cirunz on May 26, 2012

      Some thing for me: I woke up and read of the survey but it was already closed :/
      For the record: windows mostly.

    6. Rick2011.small

      Creator Rick Beerendonk on May 26, 2012

      Open en closed before I even wake up. I pledged for a $100 dollar, while not having the chance to influence wether the early versions and feedback rounds I get will be with software for operating systems I use?

    7. Missing_small

      Creator Bernd Schoeller on May 26, 2012

      True.

    8. Avatar200200.small

      Creator Atarun on May 26, 2012

      The survey was up for less than 5 hours? :'(

    9. Lefou.small

      Creator Gonzalo on May 26, 2012

      Looks like I didn't make it in time to answer. Different time zone, I guess.

    10. Chrisgranger.small

      Creator Chris Granger on May 26, 2012

      Don't worry guys, the point wasn't to figure out what to support ultimately - just what to think about first. Turns out that it was a lot more even than I was expecting :)

    11. Missing_small

      Creator Lukas Nemec on May 26, 2012

      Best idea would be to make the app for MacOS and linux, since Mac is linux in core .. GUI shit is different though, but core should work on both with little changes, and lots of people use linux :)

    12. Fb_profile_picture.small

      Creator Calvin on May 26, 2012

      Will have to back out if it ends up OS X Lion only. I'm actually amazed that's ranked first

    13. Jasonfagan.small

      Creator Jason Fagan on May 26, 2012

      Survey says "Sorry, but this form is no longer accepting submissions."

      But for me it will be OSX 10.7 and Ubuntu.

    14. Missing_small

      Creator Albin Stjerna on May 26, 2012

      Uh, why is the form closed already?

    15. Fb_profile_picture.small

      Creator Adrianus Kleemans on May 26, 2012

      Ubuntu Linux

    16. Fb_profile_picture.small

      Creator Adrianus Kleemans on May 26, 2012

      Ubuntu Linux

    17. Missing_small

      Creator Kasoroth on May 26, 2012

      Linux

    18. Fb_profile_picture.small

      Creator Jeremy Tice on May 26, 2012

      I'd use it with Mac and Linux

    19. Fb_profile_picture.small

      Creator Josh Duff on May 26, 2012

      This form is no longer accepting submissions, apparently? :-x Ah well - I'm a Windows user, myself.

    20. Missing_small

      Creator tengisu on May 26, 2012

      I also missed it :(
      Linux +1

    21. Missing_small

      Creator Andrean Franc on May 26, 2012

      I missed the voting too, and mine goes for Ubuntu!

    22. Missing_small

      Creator Jean-Luc Nacif Coelho on May 26, 2012

      Great now i have to upgrade to lion ¬¬

    23. Technobabbles_logo.small

      Creator dgw on May 26, 2012

      My OS "order of use":

      1. Windows 7 (portable apps preferred, for use from USB drives)
      2. Linux (RHE & Ubuntu)
      3. OS X 10.6+

      I hope Light Table will have a portable version. Most of my software use is on lab machines and I have to take whichever one I get, bringing my programs/data with me.

    24. Dawn.small

      Creator ET3D on May 26, 2012

      Can you repeat this without the 2000 limit?

    25. Fb_profile_picture.small

      Creator Andrey Fedorov on May 26, 2012

      Why limit the poll to 2000?

    26. Photo%2021.small

      Creator Mitch Thomas on May 26, 2012

      OSX +1

    27. Missing_small

      Creator Sam on May 26, 2012

      Grr missed out on this I am using linux, ubuntu/kubuntu/debian based just fyi.

    28. 28008.small

      Creator Nick on May 26, 2012

      Guess I missed it also. I'd have to go linux (debian) > windows. Don't use macs at all.

    29. Missing_small

      Creator Joost Cassee on May 26, 2012

      Chris, you realize that the poll was only open during nighttime in Europe, right?

    30. Mickav.small

      Creator Michael Alexander on May 26, 2012

      Dissapointed I missed too, but for me it would be Linux - other (Arch).

    31. Missing_small

      Creator Alex Abbott on May 25, 2012

      Well, if you make it OSX only, then I won't be able to use it, which may make me retract my $50 for early access. I would strongly urge you developing for Windows or Linux first, since both can be run on all platforms, whereas Mac is technically limited to Apples only.

    32. Missing_small

      Creator DX_Blaster on May 25, 2012

      Damn some typos, sorry.
      Too bad there is no edit function on comments... would be nice...
      Have a nice weekend all Kickstarter people :)

    33. Missing_small

      Creator DX_Blaster on May 25, 2012

      Like Thom Goodsell, I missed out the voting too :(

      I will tell anyway what where I would use the App:
      using level: 1 most of the time, 2 sometimes, 3 just for fun and testing purpose
      1. Windows 7 (I guess Win8 in the future, but I'm not sure of it, I'm not convinced about Metro UI...)
      2. OSX at min. 10.6.8 and higher (not a big fan of 10.7 -> guess its like Win8 to much shiny crap..)
      3. Linux - I'm a very basic use in this Ubuntu it the only user-friendly Client I found so far.

    34. Thom_headshot_copy_2.small

      Creator Thom Goodsell on May 25, 2012

      Disappointed I missed out on the voting, but since my platform of choice is already the top vote-getter, I won't feel too bad. (Linux is my second choice, and Ubuntu is fine by me.)

    35. Chrisgranger.small

      Creator Chris Granger on May 25, 2012

      I'm amazed that we hit the cap of 2000 submissions already lol :) Thanks folks.

      Here are the results:
      https://kodowa.wufoo.com/reports/oss/

      Keep in mind that multiple options were allowed so the numbers won't add up like you would think.

    36. Fb_profile_picture.small

      Creator Travis Howe on May 25, 2012

      Windows/ Linux

    37. Missing_small

      Creator Jean-Luc Nacif Coelho on May 25, 2012

      Seriously, who codes in windows?

    38. Missing_small

      Creator Mircea on May 25, 2012

      Would be nice if you supported Cython as well, typed python that compiles into C.

    39. Img_0268.small

      Creator Nathan on May 25, 2012

      Please support both Snow Leopard and Lion. In other words please don't use Lion specific functionality. I hate Lion and refuse to upgrade from Snow Leopard until Apple comes out with something better than Snow Leopard.

    40. Missing_small

      Creator Dmitry Chichkov on May 25, 2012

      Curious, if you've done the survey onto "what programming language people are going to want to use light table on"... and if python was first there :)

    41. Fb_profile_picture.small

      Creator Jonathan on May 25, 2012

      Voted with my primary dev environment, snow leapord.

      Given the bluetooth keyboards available and the focus of intention gained when working with a single-app device, I kind of wish iPad was in the writing. For my creative writing, at least, the combination keyboard and touchscreen is amazing. When you add in the fullscreen-only-apps, it becomes a fantastic focusing device.

      With the flexibility of the UI of Light Table exhibited in the demo videos, it seems like it would be suited nicely for a larger touch screen + physical input device.

      I just want to play with it, though :)

    42. Missing_small

      Creator blaine wishart on May 25, 2012

      Thanks for asking about os preferences. I'd prefer the os that maximizes your speed, although I listed lion, Snow Leopard, Ubuntu and Windows in the survey. Clojure & JavaScript are great starting points.

    43. P37l4ic03yr0bxcqr5t3.small

      Creator Andrew Rabon on May 25, 2012

      Will you make the results of this survey available? I'm personally curious. :)

      Ubuntu here.

    44. Missing_small

      Creator Jose Boedo on May 25, 2012

      Guys, thanks for the awesome product!
      It would be useful to have support for commonly used languages in the sciences. I can think of 3
      Python
      Fortran
      IDL

      Cheers
      Jose

    45. Jackson-comic-book-style-mug.small

      Creator Jackson Bloomston on May 25, 2012

      Yes... OS X (Lion, Mountain Lion, or SuperBigCat, or whatever it will be called)

    46. Fb_profile_picture.small

      Creator John Nastos on May 25, 2012

      By the time Light Table is out, of course, Mountain Lion will be too

7,317
Backers
$316,720
pledged of $200,000 goal
0
seconds to go

Funding period
Apr 17, 2012 - Jun 1, 2012 (45 days)

  • Pledge $15 or more

    4258 backers

    Get added to the list of contributors to the project for showing your support + a license of Light Table

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $15 or more

    45 backers

    Get added to the list of contributors to the project for showing your support.

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $30 or more

    132 backers

    A beautiful Light Table t-shirt (add $10 shipping to Canada and $15 international)

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
  • Pledge $50 or more

    1641 backers

    A license for Light Table and early beta access.

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $50 or more

    186 backers

    A license for Light Table

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $80 or more

    245 backers

    By popular request, this is a license for Light Table and a t-shirt.

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $100 or more

    260 backers

    A license for Light Table and early beta access, as well as participation in our feedback rounds. Throughout the product we'll have big questions where we'll want feedback from you. This is your chance to participate.

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $100 or more

    138 backers

    A license for Light Table and early access to the betas.

    Estimated delivery: Dec 2012
  • Pledge $130 or more

    150 backers

    A license for Light Table and early access to the betas + the t-shirt

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $200 or more

    32 backers

    Two licenses of Light Table and pre-beta access, as well as participation in our feedback rounds. Throughout the product we'll have big questions where we'll want feedback from you. This is your chance to participate.

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $200 or more

    15 backers

    Two licenses for Light Table and pre-beta access.

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
  • Pledge $230 or more

    19 backers

    Two licenses for Light Table and pre-beta access + the t-shirt

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $500 or more

    23 backers Limited (27 of 50 left)

    Four licenses for Light Table, the Light Table t-shirt, and be part of our absolute earliest user testing. You will get the chance to help shape the entire experience.

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
  • Pledge $1,000 or more

    5 backers

    10 licenses of Light Table and acknowledgement as a backer of the project.

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $5,000 or more

    0 backers Limited (20 of 20 left)

    25 licenses of Light Table and acknowledgement as a sponsor of the project.

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $10,000 or more

    4 backers Limited (1 of 5 left)

    You don't just believe in the product, you believe in the vision and want to be recognized as a true contributor to the future of development. Primarily targeted at companies, you'll have your logo on the front page of our site for at least a year and be a part of all of our launch activities and receive 50 licences of Light Table.

    Estimated delivery: May 2013