Hi, I've been using OSX as my everyday OS for over a decade, mostly for software development (but not with Xcode, as I'm a die-hard Terminal user, and I'm a Makefile-type user).
Now I've become quite worried about OSX, because I don't like its current direction, making it heavier and heavier, with no real improvements for power-users, while gradually dropping useful features, not to mention I dislike the latest Mac hardware compared to the Macs they used to make. But OSX has very useful stuff I don't find anywhere else. Mostly: 1-Application bundles (seeing apps as directories is one thing I cannot live without it anymore) 2-Great management of disk images with support for creating and mounting images of different file systems. So great, that disk images is the preferred way for packaging OSX apps. 3-Fat binaries (yes, some people don't like the space they take, but I find it very convenient to have a 32bit executable and its 64 bit version on the same file). From what I've read, it seems GNUStep implements all or most of NeXTSTEP, while also adding some new Cocoa additions from OSX. But it's not an Operating System, just a framework. It seems you can install it on a lot of OSs, although I found it confusing to understand how each OS supports it. Isn't there any OS that considers GNUStep as the most important part of the OS while supporting the 3 features that I love from OSX (app bundles, dmg-like support, fat binaries)? If such OS exists, please tell, as it would be my natural move from OSX. Thanks! asiga
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