Re: OpenStep anniversary

[Nicolas Roard]

Le 18 oct. 04, à 16:35, Dennis Leeuw a écrit :
> Just a quick starter, I don't have much time, so...
>
> 10 the magic number
> ===================
> Today the OpenStep API celebrates it's 10th anniversary. What started 
> out as a joint adventure of NeXT and SUN to define an application 
> development standard that would run on all machines, making a write 
> once compile everywhere paradigma a reality, is still a vivid and 
> active community of GNUstep, old NeXT and Apple lovers.
>
> The magic 10 appears in Apple's OS X and in GNUsteps current 1.10.x 
> release numbers. Currently people are able to develop their programs 
> on Mac OS, Linux, the BSDs, Solaris, and with a couple of hurdles even 
> on Windows. Slowly but steadily a solid and well defined standard is 
> reaching out to the world of software development.
>
> Program your applications in a couple of hours instead of days, weeks 
> or never. Use the advanced API of a development framework that didn't 
> need any modification for 10 years, because it rocks, is stable and 
> just works.
>
> You want to know more? Visit the links below:
> GNUstep:
> http://www.gnustep.org/
> http://www.roard.com/gnustep/GNUstep-brochure.pdf
> http://www.roard.com/gnustep/Booklet.pdf
> http://www.roard.com/docs/lmf1.article/
>
> OpenStep:
> http://www.toodarkpark.org/computers/objc/
>
> Apple:
> http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/

That's very nice !

I only have few remarks -- first, it should perhaps be better to host 
the brochure & booklet on gnustep.org . but well, that's not that 
important. Second,
I'm not sure about the "magic 10 number" thing and the "program your 
applications in a couple of hours". What do other people think about it 
?
Other thing, it's perhaps better to remove the "old" in the 2nd 
sentence... and perhaps throw in the text the notion that GNUstep is a 
free software effort.. :)
But all in all I like it :-)

thanks,

--
Nicolas Roard
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
 -Arthur C. Clarke