The only worthwhile alternate coin is PPCoin.
Unless there is Win install available, it's going nowhere. None of 20+ miners I know of, including myself, will ever bother with compiling.
There is.
Unless it can be easily found, it's like it does not exist. If you think that going to ppcoin.org > click download icon > open 0.2.2 folder
is easy, you are dead wrong. Installation file must be available on ppcoin.org, main page, "not even a monkey can miss it".
Seriously.It's general problem of developers and other hi-spec IT people - you are completely missing the perspective of average computer user.
On the other hand, I know it perfectly, since I use to deal with such users on a daily basis via computer shops and "for noobs" courses.
I'll tell you the truth - average guy out there never ever heard of sourceforge.net. If you'll make him go there and mess with folders, it
very likely he'll become suspicious and forget the deal the next second.
and even if there wasn't, is compiling such a difficult task?
It makes no difference if it's easy or not - it's extra step for which I and all people I know of simply don't give a shit. If you want me
and those people, which represent majority of people on this planet, start using your application, the minimum requirement is to have
Win install for it. If you're offering non-critical product, you either go down to mediocre level, or you are ignored. It's simple as that.
This was posted in a different thread but I think it's more appropriate to reply here.
The complaints as to ppcoin's user-unfriendliness are valid. The reason that I haven't focused on this is because that I feel ppcoin project is still at early stage there are a lot of core issues to address first. So it is currently targeted towards technically proficient users as they usually have better ability to judge risks in the project as well.
Qt build support will eventually be added (some time next year) as the project progresses.
