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Simply GNUstep Delivers UNIX, Simply
Eugenia writes "A new, Linux-based operating system released recently, called Simply GNUstep and it is based on the GNUstep architecture, originally built by NeXT (OpenSTEP) and is now also used by MacOSX (Cocoa). The alpha version of the x86-based OS is available for download and boots off the 110 MB bootable CD. The cool thing about Simply GNUstep is its partial source compatibility with MacOSX programs (further compatibility is still worked on) and its clean infrastructure, as it only includes GnuSTEP graphical applications like WindowMaker, Mail.app etc. You can read an introduction article of the OS at OSNews."
Then I've found the Linux distro for me.
I've been starting to move my systems to
BSD to avoid the Redhat braindamage that seems
to be spreading to other linuces (xinetd, vi=vim,
and so on), but perhaps this might make me give
second thought... If only someone would mix
all of the BSD userland stuff with the Linux
kernel...
For every problem, there is at least one solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.
Imagine mixing steak and Jello. Sound good? Not
to me, anyhow. Often the same kind of thing happens
when you try to mix different systems together.
You get a mess of different APIs, all with different
ideas about what a string is or what kind of
API discipline is to be used. You also end up with
3 different look'n'feels, and a very complex
development learning curve.
For every problem, there is at least one solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.
What's the point having another Next-ish, Linux based OS if you can have OS X on your desktop? I really don't see any sense in developing more Unix dialects. This just adds to the dilution of a stable Microsoft opposition. D
If you take a 2.2 kernel. I have yet to see a 2.4 kernel that will run for a few days without crashing on my machines. Of course I have to use 2.4.xx.yy.zz with the u.v.w VM. That's what they've been telling ever since 2.4 was released. The moment FreeBSD fixes its install program, I'm gonna switch. I hate running stone-age technology.
Let me guess, troll or flamebait.
Marko No. 5
An Australian man spotted a bit of molasses moving uphill in the summer month of January, blown by incredibly strong winds. Apparently, these winds were generated by an enormous fart coming from (pick least favorite slashdot editor].
This indirectly demonstrates that the old but simple GNUStep system (based on several other failed attempts at making a "perfect" GUI) is, in fact, slow as molasses moving uphill in January.
A solution to the problem with music today
"GNUstep is catching up very quickly for a project that, before today, you may not have known exists."
The reason you didn't know it exists is that it has been catching up very, very slowly for many years.
I have looked at GNUstep several times over the years, and their web sites always showed very little info and no progress. Kind of a disappointment, really, considering that it was just a clone of work that had already been done.
Sure, maybe you can ship the OS with huge child-like controls for newbies, but it is essential that grown-ups be able to shrink them down to an unobtrusive size.