On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 05:47, Lucas Holt <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Regarding distribution of source, why not standardize on one of the many > Linux or BSD distribution systems. It's not necessary to reinvent the > wheel. Something like apt-get, rpm, or something more ports like might be a > good fit. An Etoile based gui could then wrap around the standard > underlying distribution system to hide it from the user. Many linux > projects already distribute source as packages. > Ports sound nice. But I wonder, are ports... well, in lack of a better term, portable? :)) Can ports easily be used on Win32 and Debian? > > One could argue that this should be handled at the OS distribution level > though. It seems reasonable to encourage a Etoile + GNUstep desktop OS > environment. At one point, I had thought about going down this road with my > BSD project, but I gathered many users preferred a Linux derived system > (which makes sense in this context). I think this task is outside the scope > of the GNUstep community proper though. > Etoile + GNUstep desktop OS environment -- according to how I understand Etoile project, that doesn't really make sense, since Etoile *is* a project to develop an OS (and any components necessary to do so along the way). :-) -- Ivan Vučica [email protected] Coming soon for iPhone, Zombie Ball - http://j.mp/zbivmail
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