Re: Request for update and/or release of GDL2 and Renaissance

[Niels Grewe]

Hi Riccardo,

Am 30.01.2014 um 16:07 schrieb Riccardo Mottola <riccardo.mottola@libero.it>:

> Hi,
> 
> Niels Grewe wrote:
>> Sorry, but since I have worked a lot on integration between GNUstep and 
>> ‘foreign’ desktop environments in the past few years, I feel compelled to 
>> comment on this: I think it is ill-advised to draw too stark an opposition 
>> between ‘true OpenStep’ and the likes of KDE/Gnome/Unity etc. At least in my 
>> view, we are not trying to improve integration because we believe that their 
>> approaches to interacting with a computer are inherently better (in that 
>> case, I would probably be contributing to those projects instead), but 
>> precisely because we have limited manpower: Providing interfaces to hook 
>> into stuff that other people have already written (and are probably 
>> committed to maintaining for a while) is much more effective than writing 
>> everything from scratch. It’s also a good way for ‘onboarding’ people who 
>> just want to try out a piece of GNUstep-based software. If it blends into 
>> their existing setup nicely, I would assume that it’s a bit more likely that 
>> they stick around and contribute. So rather than looking at it as a dilution 
>> of the OpenStep ideals, I would ask you to look at it as an opportunity to 
>> get people interested in our project.
> Who sait it is bad? Nothing to be sorry about. I worked on a certain degree 
> of foreign integration too and do use it. It has a lots of reasons to exist!
> 
> I was just remarking that  it is nice that someone appreciates the roots of 
> the design.

I think I can agree with that! I apologise for making so much noise, maybe I’m 
just extra cranky today. I hope you don’t feel offended.

Cheers,

Niels