From: John Joyce <dangerwillrobinsondanger@...>
Date: 2008-02-03T14:27:30+09:00
Subject: Re: GUI for a newbie


On Feb 2, 2008, at 12:54 PM, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:

> John Joyce wrote:
>> A quicker easier way? Well, that's a good question, initially, I  
>> think of RubyCocoa, but of course it requires a little  
>> understanding of the Cocoa/NextStep/OpenStep world.... however,  
>> what I don't know and am very curious about now is whether or not  
>> there is a RubyCocoa equivalent for GNUOpenStep (or is it  
>> GNUStep?) itself!!?
>
> *  gnustep-libs/rigs
>       Latest version available: 0.2.2.20050714-r1
>       Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
>       Unstable version:         0.2.2.20050714-r1
>       Use Flags (stable):       -debug -doc
>       Size of downloaded files: [no/bad digest]
>       Homepage:    http://www.gnustep.org/experience/RIGS.html
>       Description: Ruby Interface for GNUstep.
>       License:     LGPL-2.1 GPL-2
>
>
>
Ed you're a saint!
Now I have a reason to put up with the things I don't like about  
linux GUIs!
I've long felt the biggest problem with Linux for the desktop  
(meaning for everyday people) is that the interfaces stink when  
you're used to OS X or even Windows. The decentralized nature of it  
is that things are pretty fugly at times and inconsistent.
KDE is nicer looking, but the overall system lacks consistency with  
that or Gnome.
I love using the Mac, but I have little love for their business  
practices. Microsoft is also, more obviously, hard to love...
I'm now looking forward to playing with gnustep on linux!