Re: GNUstep on MS Windows (Oh boy...i've done it now!)

[Björn Giesler]

On 2003-12-04 16:33:28 +0100 Calvin Mitchell <calvin674@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Why don't we just let WinDoze die?

Why should we? Windows, 2000 and newer, is a very stable and very usable 
system. It may have many flaws, aesthetic and otherwise, but at it's core it's 
good enough to use. Add Cygwin, and it's an adequate replacement for Linux 
client systems. And GNUstep apps don't care what OS they run on, they only care 
for GNUstep. 

Yes, the Windows APIs are a pain (not that there isn't a bunch of crap in POSIX 
as well). But that's exactly the problem that GNUstep fixes
 
Besides, Windows won't die if we ignore it, but GNUstep will gain a LOT of 
momentum if it runs on Windows.

> The attraction of making money on the still-existing
> WinDoze market notwithstanding, aren't we in reality
> trying to change the world's entire attitude toward
> software?

I personally am on no such mission. I don't much care for the world; I'd be 
glad already if I could teach my STUDENTS how to write good software, but 
they're amazingly resistent against my efforts. But since the world uses 
Windows, how can anyone try to change its attitude by sticking to Unix?

Björn