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Re: New "overview" text
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David Ayers |
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Re: New "overview" text |
Date: |
Fri, 24 Sep 2004 11:16:58 +0200 |
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Scott Stevenson wrote:
[sniped current overview]
>
> This is the first thing somebody might read about GNUstep, so it's
> pretty important to point out the shared lineage with Cocoa/OpenStep.
> Establishing that it's not a window manager seems secondary (and just a
> reflection of current events).
I agree.
> "GNUstep is a cross-platform, object-oriented framework for desktop
> application development. Based on the OpenStep specification originally
> created by NeXT (now Apple), GNUstep enables developers to rapidly
> build sophisticated software by employing a large library of reusable
> software components. GNUstep is used in production environments at
> several organizations.
>
> "GNUstep itself is not an operating system, window manager or desktop
> environment, though there are several desktop environments in
> development that are based on it. (More...)"
It has my vote.
Thanks,
David
PS: Minor tweak suggestion:
s/by employing a large library/by employing comprehensive libraries/