-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Adrian Robert wrote: > > On Aug 27, 2006, at 3:23 PM, Gregory John Casamento wrote: > >> All, >> >> All of this discussion on the list has made my consider that GNUstep >> needs to resolve this confusion once and for all.�� Are we a desktop >> or a development environment?�� I believe that we can, and should, be >> both.�� One of the steps we need to take towards doing this is the >> creation of another project which will be the official GNUstep desktop. >> >> Up until now we've had 4 or 5 projects playing at being the official >> desktop in an effort to fill the void. >> >> I believe that all of this is senseless duplication and that what we >> need is a *coordinated* effort towards making a cohesive and >> attractive GNUstep desktop environment.�� We need to focus on what >> will make an exciting and easy experience for both users and >> developers.� Whether it is done in the same repository as GNUstep or >> in a separate one, that's up for debug. >> >> Does anyone have any thoughts or ideas on the above? > > > We need a project that will pull together existing efforts, create an > easy installation/update environment, and encourage effort towards > helping out on existing apps. Because those existing apps really do a > tremendous job of covering many desktop needs: > > GWorkspace + appwrappers > Terminal > TextEdit > GNUMail > TalkSoup > Emacs > Cynthiune > (PDF Viewer) > (Image Viewer) > (various games, miscellaneous) > (Preferences?) > (and more: http://www.gnustep.org/experience/apps.html) >
Im sorry but i think this is all too complicated. Cant we find a way to simplify and and unify some of this applications? Or just go for some form of document centric system? - -- things i hate about my linux pc: 1. it takes more than a second to boot up 2. keeps asking about filenames and directories 3. does not remember what i was working on yesterday 4. does not remember all changes i have ever made 5. cannot figure out necessary settings by itself -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFE8j9VyihxuQOYt8wRAhlAAJ9sXUlC/pLHsGBp5HE1xzRR1vB+7QCgpMz/ /bCbjNlSVwOzG/qPB2wEEtg= =AHuA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnustep mailing list Discuss-gnustep@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep
