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Re: GNUstep distro
From: |
Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller |
Subject: |
Re: GNUstep distro |
Date: |
Fri, 10 May 2013 15:55:19 +0200 |
Am 10.05.2013 um 14:21 schrieb Liam Proven:
> On 10 May 2013 07:05, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller <hns@goldelico.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Am 08.05.2013 um 17:32 schrieb Liam Proven:
>>
>>> This may be a silly question - forgive me if so.
>>>
>>> Is there a current GNUstep-based distribution, at all?
>>
>> There is also the QuantumSTEP project. It is sort of a twin to GNUstep,
>> sharing some source code fragments. And sometimes it is completely
>> independent.
>>
>> Its idea is to use a Debian base installation with X11 and then just
>> apt-get install all the packages needed. I.e. no other config required.
>> apt-get upgrade loads newer versions.
>>
>> The packages are cross-compiled for armel, armhf, i386, mipsel
>> to link against the standard Debian Wheezy packages.
>>
>> It is X11 based but has its own window manager, so that it is more difficult
>> to mix non-QuantumStep applications.
>>
>> This is because its main target are smart phones and tablets where
>> arbitrary applications and window managers are rarely optimized for
>> unusual screen dimensions and orientations. So arbitrary applications
>> are typically not useable completely.
>>
>> QuantumSTEP is still work in progress. And one or two fundamental
>> mechanisms are missing before we can make a first general release.
>> And the most interesting armhf build is currently broken and incomplete.
>>
>> If you are interested I can help you to experiment with a "beta".
>
> Thank you for the offer, but I do not own any suitable hardware and I
There is also an i386 build. Care has been taken for small screens but
it also works on big screens.
-- hns
- Re: GNUstep distro, (continued)
- Re: GNUstep distro, Sebastian Reitenbach, 2013/05/08
- Re: GNUstep distro, Dan Hitt, 2013/05/08
- Re: GNUstep distro, Riccardo Mottola, 2013/05/09
- Re: GNUstep distro, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller, 2013/05/10
- Re: GNUstep distro, Liam Proven, 2013/05/10
- Re: GNUstep distro,
Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller <=
- Re: GNUstep distro, Sebastian Reitenbach, 2013/05/08
- Re: GNUstep distro, Liam Proven, 2013/05/09
- Re: GNUstep distro, Richard Stonehouse, 2013/05/09
- Re: GNUstep distro, Liam Proven, 2013/05/10