Re: In regards to defining GNUstep and Window Maker

[David Ayers]

Nicola Pero wrote:

>>>However, I don't think we need to put every misunderstanding about 
>>>GNUstep on the front page. It makes the differences look overly 
>>>important, and it's not accurate as well.  Before we go changing policy 
>>>(e.g. what is the offical GNUstep window manager) we should discuss 
>>>among ourselves what any new policy should be.
>>
>>It was put there for a good reason, not because anyone intended to start 
>>some jihad over whether or not WindowMaker was the official GNUstep 
>>window manager. The reality is that many, many people (quite possibly 
>>even most) do not consider WindowMaker to be the canonical GNUstep 
>>window manager.
>>
>>Furthermore, I think most of the people who are reading are seriously 
>>lacking some perspective. If you <...>
> 
> 
> You are certainly entitled to have your opinions or to open discussion on
> the matter.  That is good and useful. :-)
> 
> But you should be careful not to present your own personal opinions as the
> "official"  GNUstep position on the matter unless this has been agreed
> and discussed with all the other GNUsteppers.

IIRC WindowMaker seems to be the only stable, well known, wide spread
window manager that actually attempts to support certain GNUstep
constructs.  Whether those are up to date or not is beyond my knowledge.

It's also beyond my knowledge whether any of the window managers
developed with GNUstep or others developed for GNUstep are in a state to
be considered as viable alternative for endorsement.  In case, any
change of policy should require discussion and consensus among the
majority of the relevant contributors.

I think it wasn't too long ago that efforts were being made to improve
the interoperability of GNUstep and WindowMaker.  I find it very
unfortunate that this episode most likely has lead to an alienation of
the two projects rather than a consolidation of efforts.

I think this shows that it is very important that we find some kind of
review mechanism for such updates to the web pages, so that we as a
community feel represented by the content.

Cheers,
David

PS: Would it be possible set up a cvs-commit list for the web pages
and/or viewcvs?