Ram Rachum

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I agree we should definitely use PyInstaller instead of py2exe and py2app. And I agree that we need a reliable and automatic build process.

I agree, though that kind of automation is a bit of a high goal, if we even get to the point where we could do a release, I'd be ecstatic.

I added you as a maintainer on PyPI. Regarding PyInstaller, I wonder whether a VM with ReactOS would work for generating a Windows installer.

You're right, I didn't think this through. I guess there are 2 questions: 1. Could ReactOS work for generating a Windows installer using PyInstaller? 2. Could we set it up...

> From my gut feeling we're really, really close to "task completed". I don't feel that if I'll start working on it, it'll be close to completed. I don't even...

Having another thought at this. You say "I have neither a Windows computer nor I plan to buy one". If your objection to do the items you listed is because...

> Does someone want to give that a shot? I don't, so I guess we'll wait until a possible volunteer arrives.

Cool. I also recently heard about [PyOxidizer](https://github.com/indygreg/PyOxidizer). I'm still not 100% sure I understood the project ([discussion](https://github.com/indygreg/PyOxidizer/issues/289)) but it's possible it does what we want.

Sorry, I started a new job a few days ago and I won't have time to do anything :(