Hi, On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 2:34 AM Gregory Casamento <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hey, > > On Sun, Oct 21, 2018 at 19:17 Sergii Stoian <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Gregory, >> >> I didn't quite catch what's Cacao Linux different from NEXTSPACE ( >> https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace)? >> > > It will be based on Devaun or Debian. > NEXTSPACE is based in CentOS only now. > It will use GNUstep applications from GNUstep itself and GAP. > NEXTSPACE source tree includes some applications from GAP: Terminal (a lot of fixes, additions and polishing) , TimeMon, TextEdit, loginpanel.app (Login). I'm for including more applications - I just don't have time for this doing myself. > It will not use any graphics from Apple or NeXT if I don’t have it I’ll > make it or ask for help making it. > If I remove NeXT graphics it will be what you want. ;) Seriously, replacing the graphics is a very easy! I've included NeXT graphics to share an idea what desktop/developer environment I wish to be. I think, carefully prepared graphics is essential to project success. But I don't see the designers around to do so. > > I intend on using the loginpanel.app application I wrote years ago as the > means of signing into the system instead of anything based on gnome or some > other non gs based solution. > Have you ever tried to use NEXTSPACE? ;) Login.app has some of your code. It is pure GNUstep application. Try it - it's already usable. > > Part of the reason for doing this is to encourage more development to make > it more and more complete because once we have a reference distribution the > gaps will become clear. > I had the same reasons when started NEXTSPACE (as I wrote in announcement letter to this list). I plan to return to ProjectCenter development after NEXTSPACE release. I guess we can join our efforts. > > Do you plan to include some special frameworks, applications? >> > > I am writing a facade for webview based on CEF3. I did something similar > using berkelium at one point. You can look in GAP for that. It will > likely use Vespucci as the GUI. > Great. > > Is it just Debian specific GNUstep build? >> > > Not specific to Debian. I intend to make it as generic as possible. > Good. > > >> On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 2:42 AM Gregory Casamento < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> All, >>> >>> I am launching a kickstarter project to help to create a Linux >>> distribution based on GNUstep. Please take a look, feel free to make >>> suggestions and comment. The link is here: >>> >>> >>> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/203272607/the-cacoa-linux-project-a-gnustep-based-distro >>> >>> Thanks, GC >>> -- >>> Gregory Casamento >>> GNUstep Lead Developer / OLC, Principal Consultant >>> http://www.gnustep.org - http://heronsperch.blogspot.com >>> http://ind.ie/phoenix/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss-gnustep mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep >>> >> >> >> -- >> Sergii Stoian, ProjectCenter maintainer >> > -- > Gregory Casamento > GNUstep Lead Developer / OLC, Principal Consultant > http://www.gnustep.org - http://heronsperch.blogspot.com > http://ind.ie/phoenix/ > -- Sergii Stoian, ProjectCenter maintainer
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