Re: How small could you get GnuStep?

[Helge Hess]

Thilo Ettelt wrote:

> Hi folks!
>
> I'd don't know if you know it, but Sharp has released a new PDA based 
> on Linux called Zaurus (SL-5500 G). My question is: is it possible to 
> squeeze GnuStep into such a PDA?

Actually we have such a device for some months now :-) SKYRiX has a 
special WebUI modified for the small display and we presented that 
together with Sharp at CeBIT ...

Anyway, the devices run Qtopia, which is a PDA version of Qt that runs 
on the Linux framebuffer. Since GNUstep currently depends on X it's not 
possible to run it on the PDA. But the Foundation parts should work just 
fine.
Notably both, gtk+ and Qt have framebuffer based interfaces, I'm not 
sure whether that would be a "market" for GNUstep. It could be, if 
GNUstep would provide superior PDA applications. In theory this 
shouldn't be too difficult with DGS ?

Greetings
 Helge