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Re: Changes I've been thinking of...
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Markus Hitter |
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Re: Changes I've been thinking of... |
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Fri, 9 Oct 2009 17:06:45 +0200 |
Am 09.10.2009 um 11:27 schrieb Sergii Stoian:
"World (all stuff outside of GNUstep) acceptance of GNUstep as
alternative developer framework that will help creating of
alternative desktop environment."
Now I can't resist to comment either ;-)
"Platforms" aren't just a set of kernel and appropriate drivers these
days, they are full functioning desktops already. So, while an
alternative to Xfce / KDE / Gnome might be desireable for some
people, the very most open source OS users won't bother on GNUstep
applications if they don't fit into their preferred desktop environment.
As a Ubuntu user I can seamlessly install (packaged) KDE apps and use
them next to Gnome apps. The same should be true for GNUstep apps.
Accordingly, work on e.g. a GNUstep terminal app is pointless, as
there are two dozen other terminal apps out there already. Strongly
preferring WindowMaker is plain counter productive. Insisting on a
own clipboard system will do nothing but confuse users. Those dock-
like miniwindows are simply annoying (for Gnome users). Command line
stuff is - well many users don't know what a command line is, after all.
Integration with the neighbor's desktop is the state of the art. Even
the biggies like KDE or Gnome can't afford to ignore the others.
Markus
P.S.: Currently I'm using Cocotron. Much less matured, but integrates
much better. Braindead simple porting from Cocoa, standalone
applications !
P.P.S.: Sorry for ranting so much. I just wanted to add another
perspective.
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Dipl. Ing. Markus Hitter
http://www.jump-ing.de/
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- Re: Changes I've been thinking of..., Gregory Casamento, 2009/10/09
- Re: Changes I've been thinking of..., Nicola Pero, 2009/10/09
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- Re: Changes I've been thinking of..., Pablo Giménez, 2009/10/09
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- Re: Changes I've been thinking of..., Gregory Casamento, 2009/10/09
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- Re: Changes I've been thinking of..., Markus Hitter, 2009/10/09
- Re: Changes I've been thinking of..., David Chisnall, 2009/10/10
Re: Changes I've been thinking of..., Markus Hitter, 2009/10/09
Re: Changes I've been thinking of..., Riccardo Mottola, 2009/10/09
Re: Changes I've been thinking of..., Sergii Stoian, 2009/10/09
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