On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 23:10, Riccardo Mottola <mul...@ngi.it> wrote:
>
> Even with just gnustep-core you have enough power to write a portable (to
> the mac) application of the caliber of a full office suite. It was done on
> OpenStep, it oculd be done again. Of course this is not a "direct porting".
> But if porting is desired, it can be considered in the application design
> phase already. This is done for other libraries like GTK, QT or Wx.
>
Very true!
Still, the problem remains that existing apps are not necessarily easily
portable ("just recompiled"), that the target environment is not very
receptive for mass-market commercial apps, and that even the best planning
would mean that one platform would be underserved, or that development time
might prolong. If I develop a commercial blog writing tool, what kind of a
market will I have on GNUstep? Will I be able to "just use" various eyecandy
API available on OS X? :-)
These are all reasons why many commercial vendors do not turn they eyes
toward GNUstep.
But,
* that does not mean GNUstep is not helpful -- because it is!
* that does not mean it cannot be used to produce quality apps -- because it
can, and hopefully we'll all prove it!
* that does not mean it is not powerful -- because it is! On the developer
side, and by its design, I strongly feel it is the most powerful FLOSS
environment. (I hope to try out Etoile one day or the other and see how far
along is the user experience in a GNUstep-based desktop environment.)
--
Regards,
Ivan Vučica
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