Re: really attracting developers

[Chris Vetter]

On 2006-08-28 19:57:06 +0200 Riccardo <multix@ngi.it> wrote:
[...]
> > > incomplete libraries?
> > That's open to debate. If you compare it to Cocoa, yes, it's 
> > "incomplete." 
> > Question is how far the completeness is supposed to go (with respect 
> > to 
> > Cocoa).
[...]
> If we just implement the OpenStep specification (and ignore cocoa, 
> which 
> added nice thing and ruined others) we have enough power to write our 
> web 
> browser (yes, seriously, it is time and resources which lack, not 
> frameworks), an office suite, an imaging application, a 3d 
> application.... it 
> was done on OpenStep and we even have stuff which was not in OS.
[...]

I beg to differ. Which framework(s) are you referring to regarding a 
web browser?
Yes, there basically are 3 to pick from (libwww, Mozilla's engine and 
WebKit) but the first two would need wrapping and the latter  is a 
PITA to port (I tried several times and got stuck due to references to 
Apple specific frameworks) plus the latter two are (currently) using 
GTK/GDK, which -- for me -- is a 'no go.'

--
Chris