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GNUstep Project Gets New Chief Maintainer
stivi writes "OSNews is reporting that Gregory Casamento has accepted the position of GNUstep Maintainer. Adam Fedor, former GNUstep leader writes: 'After over 15 years of being the Chief Maintainer for GNUstep, I've found I have too many other responsibilities to devote as much time to GNUstep as is necessary. I still plan on contributing to GNUstep in the future in a lower capacity.' Gregory has been a prolific developer for GNUstep for the past seven years and is currently the maintainer for Gorm (the graphical interface designer) and the GUI library. I think he will make a great choice to lead GNUstep in the future. New plans for change have been set up already. Thank you Adam for the past, congratulations Gregory to the future."
who the fuck cares?
Actually I have used NeXTSTEP. This doesn't change my opinion of the self-proclaimed new "Chief" though. Seriously, why does he have to keep reminding us (the poor serfs) that he is the "Chief"? And why all the business speak crap? Why not speak to us as equals, rather than speaking down to us like we're idiots? I don't think I'm an idiot. I don't think you're an idiot. But he thinks (judging from his blog) that we're both idiots. That is what is irritating me. I am a technical person. I can see through propaganda and when I do, I don't particularly appreciate it. I'd rather that he was honest and "spoke" (in his writing) to me as a peer.
The only thing more pathetic than a Linux user is a Linux user trying to be a NeXT user. We have a name for you people: switcheurs.
There's a good reason for your vexation at NeXT's application framework: You don't speak its language. Remember that NeXT was designed by artists, for artists, be they poets, musicians, or avant-garde mathematicians. A shiny new NeXTStep Cube can introduce your frathouse hovel to a modicum of good taste, but it can't make NeXT users out of dweebs and squares like you.
So don't force what doesn't come naturally. You'll be much happier if you stick to an OS that suits your personality. And you'll be doing the rest of us a favor, too; you leave Macs to Mac users, and we'll leave beige to you.
I probably would, too. But I'd pick C# over both, and that's the real problem Apple faces.
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