Re: really attracting developers

[Rogelio Serrano]

On 8/29/06, Chris Vetter <chris.vetter@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.'

i looked at amaya and i got stuck in the wxwindows parts too. but it
looks more promising than the others. maybe we need to come up with an
alternative engine. its ironic considering the www was invented on a
next cube.

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