Re: Deploying under GnuStep

[Richard Frith-Macdonald]

On Thursday, July 26, 2001, at 09:34 AM, Gerrit Van Dyk wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> We have an application that is written under Openstep 4.2. It currently 
> runs
> under Openstep 4.2 for Mach and Openstep 4.2 for Windows. We want to 
> port
> the backend (non appkit) piece of the application to gnustep.
> Which version of Gnustep should we use as this will be used in a 
> production
> system?

I'd use the latest release ... or the latest CVS version.
Though you need some care with CVS ... while most changes are 
portability updates
and bugfixes, we do occasionally change/add significant things.

> Is gnustep stable enough for production systems?

Yes - under GNU/Linux.  Our systems have been supporting thousands of 
users,
24*7 for some years now.

Under windows, I think you would most likely want to do some rigorous 
testing
and bugfixing.  I know people do use it under windows, but I don't know 
with
what degree of reliability.