Re: GNUstep distro

[Liam Proven]

On 10 May 2013 07:05, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller <hns@goldelico.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Am 08.05.2013 um 17:32 schrieb Liam Proven:
>
>> This may be a silly question - forgive me if so.
>>
>> Is there a current GNUstep-based distribution, at all?
>
> There is also the QuantumSTEP project. It is sort of a twin to GNUstep,
> sharing some source code fragments. And sometimes it is completely
> independent.
>
> Its idea is to use a Debian base installation with X11 and then just
> apt-get install all the packages needed. I.e. no other config required.
> apt-get upgrade loads newer versions.
>
> The packages are cross-compiled for armel, armhf, i386, mipsel
> to link against the standard Debian Wheezy packages.
>
> It is X11 based but has its own window manager, so that it is more difficult
> to mix non-QuantumStep applications.
>
> This is because its main target are smart phones and tablets where
> arbitrary applications and window managers are rarely optimized for
> unusual screen dimensions and orientations. So arbitrary applications
> are typically not useable completely.
>
> QuantumSTEP is still work in progress. And one or two fundamental
> mechanisms are missing before we can make a first general release.
> And the most interesting armhf build is currently broken and incomplete.
>
> If you are interested I can help you to experiment with a "beta".

Thank you for the offer, but I do not own any suitable hardware and I
am not sure that my technical skills are sufficient to offer any
useful input. :¬(

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