Well, as for me, I certainly do plan to do my part by coding more software for development and every day use. I will continue PM development (and finally rename it to something sensible).
And in the mean time - please feel free to publish the following in the GNUstep success stories: NetMage NetMage is a client-server system developed completely in GNUstep and Objective-C and running on GNU/Linux and other flavors of *nix. It is used internally by the companies NETLAB and GTS Nextra for collective monitoring and administering of long-range synchronous radio telecommunications links. Some screenshots: 1. NetMage with the login screen visible and a list of available synchronous networks to connect to: http://netdev.netlab.sk/netmage1.png 2. NetMage showing a network of radio links in a synchronous network: http://netdev.netlab.sk/netmage2.png 3. NetMage showing the settings of a modular link multiplexer along with a list of available interface cards: http://netdev.netlab.sk/netmage3.png Please consider the above screenshots licensed under the FDL - I provide them in good faith for the endorsement of GNUstep, not for any profit (we don't sell the above mentioned software anyways...). -- Saso Gregory John Casamento wrote: > All, > > I'm extremely disappointed in this news. > > While I see it as a setback, I also see it as confirmation of what we > discussed earlier. We really aren't marketing ourselves well and we > desperately need to change that, as we discussed these past few weeks. Out > of every bad thing comes something good and the good that may come out of > this is that we shouldn't focus on a show at FOSDEM we should focus on (not > in order of priority): > > On the marketing side... > ================== > 1) Getting the website changed as we discussed. > 2) Creating the official forums. > 3) Updating documentation and examples so that they are current and > correspond with what GNUstep is today > > On the software side... > ================= > 1) Making GNUstep easier to install (RPMs, DEBs, etc) > 2) Theming > 3) Completing existing features. > > And all of the other things we've discussed recently. > > BTW, the meeting in Frankfurt sounds like a good idea. I very much want to > be there this year. I will get back to you on timing. > > Later, GJC > > -- > Gregory Casamento -- OLC, Inc > # GNUstep Chief Maintainer > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: discuss-gnustep@gnu.org > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 2:29:00 AM > Subject: No FOSDEM 2008 stand/devroom this year: new Plans for > GNUstep-Dev-Meeting & How to attract General Public? > > > Hi all, > > we just got the note that they have so many project requests at FOSDEM > 2008 so that they had to decide between them. And, the decision is > that we do not get a stand/devroom this time. > > So, the good side is that there is nothing ot organize :-) > And everyone can decide her/himself to visit FOSDEM and is not obliged > to man the stand. > > But in the recent discussion how to do better marketing for GNUstep > and to attract new developers, this is a major setback. Where else can > we easly have approx. 3000 people running around a GNUstep > presentation? > > The other downside is that we had planned a Pre-FOSDEM Workshop (2 > days) so that all developers from all continents could meet, discuss, > make plans for next phases etc. but still spend travel expenses only > once. > > Since Brussels in February isn't the most easy location to get (cheap) > accommodation for a larger group anyway, I want to propose that we > shift the workshop in time and location to meet somewhere near > Frankfurt (big Airbase Hub) after Easter time. > > Question to the prospective overseas visitors: which timing would be > most convenient? > > And, when looking at the Google statistics (they estimate 45 active > members on this list), the recent discussions and that I have seen > here many (new) names of contributors, I am sure we can gain a lot of > momentum - but we also must make this publically known. So, a good > question will be how to involve and ttract the "general public" in > such an event. > > Nikolaus > > PS: there will still be 15min Lightning Talks at FOSDEM where one can > outline a project and ask for participants - I am heavily considering > to use this opportunity for Simple WebKit, and there should be someone > to talk about GNUstep > _______________________________________________ > Discuss-gnustep mailing list > Discuss-gnustep@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss-gnustep mailing list > Discuss-gnustep@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep > _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnustep mailing list Discuss-gnustep@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep
