Re: OpenOffice.org on OS X and GNUstep

[Dennis Leeuw]

Stefan Urbanek wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Following article made me think:
>
> http://macslash.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/05/1132218&mode=thread&threshold=-1
>
> What do you think about showing, in some official way, to the OO.org development
> community, that there is GNUstep that can be used as an option for creating at
> least some parts of OO.org OS X port? I mean, main argument should be:
> - if they would use GNUstep, they will widen developer and support base to those
> who do not own a Mac and therefore do not have OS X
> - on OS X they would use Cocoa, on other platforms they can use GNUstep for
> development
> - with GCC 4+ it would be possible to mix Objective C (cocoa) code with C++
> (oo.org) code
>
> I think they are not very aware of GNUstep.
>
> Benefits for them: portable framework and more potential developers, solution to
> actual problem
> Benefits for us: publicity, usage by large project, more feedback

Another benefit ODF support :)

> Is GNUstep marketable to OO.org? If yes, can someone from leading developers
> write a official email to the relevant OO lead developers/decision makers?

Perfect plan. This would be a very good idea.

> Regards,
>
> Stefan Urbanek
>
> p.s.: 'not yet'-reason is not an obstacle, as it is not immediate action, but
> rather longer project plan.
> --
> http://stefan.agentfarms.net
>
> First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then
> you win.
> - Mahatma Gandhi
>
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