Re: GNUstep distro

[Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller]

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