GNOME on GNUstep: First look

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Post by rbanffy » Mon, Dec 27, 2010, 5:27 PM UTC

GNOME on GNUstep: First look
heronsperch.blogspot.com

Re: GNOME on GNUstep: First look

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Post by ax0n » Mon, Dec 27, 2010, 6:43 PM UTC

As one who loves GNUstep/WindowMaker, but kind of gags about Gnome while tolerating it, I don't know exactly how to feel about this one. It looks... interesting?

Re: GNOME on GNUstep: First look

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Post by rbanffy » Mon, Dec 27, 2010, 7:32 PM UTC

ax0n wrote: post #2

As one who loves GNUstep/WindowMaker, but kind of gags about Gnome while tolerating it, I don't know exactly how to feel about this one. It looks... interesting?

You can always theme Gnome to look like GNUStep...

Re: GNOME on GNUstep: First look

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Post by DanielH » Mon, Dec 27, 2010, 7:49 PM UTC

Here's a blog post from today showing more progress:

http://heronsperch.blogspot.com/2010/12/bean-running-with-gn...

Re: GNOME on GNUstep: First look

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Post by Gentleman_Ryan » Mon, Dec 27, 2010, 9:42 PM UTC

It's good to know there's still interest in GNUstep. You barely ever see work with it or on it any more, Sony's work being a rare exception and only temporary.

Re: GNOME on GNUstep: First look

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Post by sammcd » Mon, Dec 27, 2010, 10:26 PM UTC

Gentleman_Ryan wrote: post #5

It's good to know there's still interest in GNUstep. You barely ever see work with it or on it any more, Sony's work being a rare exception and only temporary.

My understanding is that the audio processing done by shazam is done mostly on linux boxes running GNUstep.

Re: GNOME on GNUstep: First look

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Post by Apreche » Mon, Dec 27, 2010, 10:40 PM UTC

This is a serious question, not a troll. I seriously want to know why someone would want to do this. If you want to run Gnome, just run Gnome. What is the difference between running Gnome + GNUStep vs. just running Gnome normally?

Re: GNOME on GNUstep: First look

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Post by jmillikin » Mon, Dec 27, 2010, 11:34 PM UTC

Apreche wrote: post #7

This is a serious question, not a troll. I seriously want to know why someone would want to do this. If you want to run Gnome, just run Gnome. What is the difference between running Gnome + GNUStep vs. just running Gnome normally?

This effort allows GNUStep applications to share GNOME configurations (themes, menus, icons, etc). It's designed for people who want to develop Cocoa applications in Linux without dealing with the horrid-looking NeXTStep theme.

Re: GNOME on GNUstep: First look

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Dec 27, 2010, 11:38 PM UTC

Apreche wrote: post #7

This is a serious question, not a troll. I seriously want to know why someone would want to do this. If you want to run Gnome, just run Gnome. What is the difference between running Gnome + GNUStep vs. just running Gnome normally?

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Re: GNOME on GNUstep: First look

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Post by rbanffy » Mon, Dec 27, 2010, 11:58 PM UTC

jmillikin wrote: post #8

Apreche wrote: post #7

This is a serious question, not a troll. I seriously want to know why someone would want to do this. If you want to run Gnome, just run Gnome. What is the difference between running Gnome + GNUStep vs. just running Gnome normally?

This effort allows GNUStep applications to share GNOME configurations (themes, menus, icons, etc). It's designed for people who want to develop Cocoa applications in Linux without dealing with the horrid-looking NeXTStep theme.

I understand what you mean, but I don't think it's horrid. I would call it retro-chic.