Re: Good news from FOSDEM: article in the c't magazin

[Stefan Boehringer]

I just thought about another point:

5. GNUstep goes beyond.

Extensions of GNUstep as compared with either OPENSTEP or MacOSX. We could mention additional tools like autogsdoc. I also think of the V/HBox classes which can help to port other X-Applications from other frameworks. Any other ideas?
Best whishes,

	Stefan

Stefan Böhringer wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> thanks for all the feedback in private mail.
> 
> I'm first asked to send in a concept for the article. Anyone is invited to
> comment (not only the Germans).
> 
> My plan is as follows:
> 
> 1. Start with a brief historical summary.
> 
> This is to catch those from the OpenStep/MacOSX camp. This should be just one
> very brief paragraph.
> 
> 2. Briefly describe the building blocks of GNUstep.
> 
> There should be a diagram and it should be stressed that GNUstep is ment to
> be highly portable and that base has been ported to any major platform.
> 
> 3. Describe Objective-C
> 
> State the similarities between Java and Objective-C (to make it interesting
> to the Java guys). Point out introspection and show an example of DO in a
> separate Text box to stress the strength of the Objective-C runtime (Adam,
> could you please send me your code snippets from the FOSDEM presentation?).
> 
> 4. Present GNUstep as a full environment offering usability advantages.
> 
> Here some of the recent developments should be described. I plan to include
> graphics showing GNUstep applications side by side to OPENSTEP equivalents
> (ProjectCenter, Mail.app and EasyDiff), which should be enough to demonstrate
> the maturity of the frameworks. In this section the commercial potential
> should be mentioned, listing companies who are willing to be listed perhaps
> in another separate text box (Helge already offered to be listed, Richard?,
> David?). Perhaps a one line description of the product could help to
> demonstrate that the frameworks are industrial strength.
> 
> This is the plan so far. If you have suggestions what could be improved or
> what should be added, please let me know.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Stefan