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RE: gnustep question
From: |
Roelof Wobben |
Subject: |
RE: gnustep question |
Date: |
Wed, 8 Aug 2012 09:28:33 +0000 |
Both thanks for the clarifiation.
I will give windowmanager and etoille a try.
Roelof
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> Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 11:18:59 +0200
> From: riccardo.mottola@libero.it
> To: rwobben@hotmail.com
> CC: discuss-gnustep@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: gnustep question
>
> Hi,
>
> Roelof Wobben wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I want to try gnustep instead of the big WM as KDE and Gnome.
> > But I wonder if I can use gnustep alone or must I use a wm like etoille to
> > see if this is something for me.
> >
> You definitely need a window manager. WindowMaker is suggested, but
> nothing prevents you to run GNUstep applications inside any KDE or Gnome.
>
> At its core, GNUstep is only a bunch of frameworks for OpenStep. The
> GNUstep project also supplies some developer tools (ProjectCenter, Gorm,
> EasyDiff...) and some essential user tools (GWorkspace,
> SystemPreferences, examples) which a are absolutely optional and can be
> replaced at your will.
>
> You may want to look at our application list on the Wiki and have a look
> at the two projects wanting to supply GNUstep with the rest to make a
> Destkop environment: étoilé (etoileos.com) and the GNUstep Application
> Project (GAP: gap.nongnu.org).
>
> Nothing prevents you to do some mix&match.
>
> I suggest you to look at the various applications, read around on our
> website and try to make yourself an idea of what is available, since
> some applications are stand-alone projects
> (http://wiki.gnustep.org/index.php/Category:Applications).
>
>
> Riccardo