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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is UXL Launcher?
A: UXL Launcher (Unified eXecutable Launcher) is the successor to "Drew's App Launcher", and the first stable release was v3.0 to show the relationship between Drew's App Launcher (last official release was 2.8.x) and UXL Launcher.
UXL Launcher allows the user to launch most Microsoft Office apps from one place instead of just using a folder with shortcuts to the apps.
Q: That sounds like something I could use! How much does it cost?
A: UXL Launcher is open source software, available for free as in payment and is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. This means you're allowed to download the software and use it at no charge at all. If you want to, you can also play around with the source code however you like and if you improve or fix something, you're allowed to contribute back to the project. Versions before v5.0 were licensed under the Gnu GPLv3+, but I changed the license because I found the GPL to be too restrictive and I don't like using a license that belongs to an organization involved with RMS.
Q: So, what language is UXL Launcher written in?
A: I used VB.Net to develop the program.
Q: VB.Net? I heard that it's not as good as C# for software development! Why did you use VB.Net?
A: VB.Net isn't actually very different from C# and they're both compiled to the same language (.NET IL) in the end anyway so for Windows desktop app development it doesn't really matter. On the other hand, C# is better for game development with engines such as Unity.
Q: Alright. I believe you. But why did you use .NET in the first place? It makes bloated apps!
A: UXL Launcher is, as of December 5, 2016, less than 1 MB in size.
Q: Less than 1 MB? That means UXL Launcher has very few features!
A: Nope. It's just that UXL Launcher focuses on launching Microsoft Office software and does so in a code-efficient manner.
Q: Ok, I understand all these now. But what if I have a problem? How can I report bugs or request features?
A: This project uses GitHub's issue tracker and as such requires all users to have a free GitHub account to submit issues. You can visit this page to submit an issue.
Q: I don't really care about source code; I just want the latest version of UXL Launcher.
A: Here's a link to the latest stable release!
Q: I don't know what I need to run UXL Launcher! Can you help me?
A: I have created a wiki page for the system requirements that are required to run UXL Launcher.