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Jeffrey Drake <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
License: gpl
Other License: 
Package: Filer - GNUstep File Management Interface
System name: filer
Type: non-GNU

Description:
The project name is Filer.

Filer is a file management utility for GNUstep.

It is intended at this point as research into developing this sort of software. 

The program is intended to be an implementation of the \'spatial finder\' 
described in the article: http://arstechnica.com/paedia/f/finder/finder-1.html

It exists separately from GWorkspace (the \'official\' GNUstep file manager) to 
explore other implementations and design decisions.

The initial functionality will be folder windows that contain icons and labels 
for files and folders in a directory. From there other windows may be opened to 
other folders. But at no point shall more than one window be opened to the same 
folder. In this respect it is the \'spatial finder\' rather than a \'finder 
browser\' (GWorkspace would work as this sort of description). The article 
describes a \'finder browser\' as more of a webbrowser but for file systems.

I have placed the current software package here: 
http://members.rogers.com/jpt.d/filer.tgz (~11k)

Other Software Required:
The program to run on a free operating system is GNUstep -make, -base, -gui, 
renaissance. (This is the primary operating system target)

The program also runs on Apple\'s MacOS X because of library compatiblity, 
which also requires renaissance. 

Other Comments:
The primary development platform is MacOS X because of the maturity of the 
tools available. But at no point shall it work better on MacOS X. Testing is 
performed regularly on any new code feature made.