Re: project goal Re: Release schedule

[Nicolas Souchu]

On Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 09:38:49PM -0400, Jeff Teunissen wrote:
> Jason Clouse wrote:
> 
> > On 2003-04-15 06:26:07 +0000 Willem Rein Oudshoorn <woudshoo@xs4all.nl>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > I agree with most points raised by Helge.  From my limited point
> > > of view superiority has nothing to do with becoming popular.
> > > Filling a need seems to be the crucial factor.
> > 
> > That's exactly my point.  There is NO way GNUstep can fill a need on X11
> > because, with a few minor exceptions, all the major applications that
> > people need are already available there.  That's why Fresco (and the
> > easy portability between OS X and GNUstep) is a major opportunity.  With
> > Fresco, there IS a serious need for a desktop system and applications.
> 
> Assumes facts not in evidence...primarily, that there is a need for Fresco
> in the first place, though that is by no means the only one. GGI is
> garbage, GII is worse,

Could you please detail this? :) Note that Fresco runs on SDL also.

> KGI is never going to become part of the kernel
> because Linus hates it,

Not Linux but... FreeBSD in the near future.

Nicholas

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