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GNUstep Desktop

by felixding on 7/20/23, 1:14 AM with 14 comments

  • by kristianp on 7/20/23, 2:16 AM

    From https://gnustep.github.io/ "GNUstep provides a robust implementation of the AppKit and Foundation libraries as well as the development tools including the advanced interface designer Gorm (the InterfaceBuilder) and the IDE ProjectCenter (ProjectBuilder/Xcode)."

    Has anyone tried building linux apps with Gorm and ProjectCenter? And how long ago? I feel that gnustep has been around for a long time, at least a decade at this stage. I think it was available as a desktop choice for Ubuntu 12.

  • by chrsw on 7/20/23, 11:49 AM

    This is what I have in mind when I think of desktop software. A full stack of technologies. A unified vision.

  • by andsoitis on 7/20/23, 1:32 PM

    Also check out Étoilé, based on GNUstep: http://etoileos.com/etoile/

  • by anthk on 7/20/23, 8:52 AM

    >Player.app uses VLC command for control and embeds VLC XWindow for output

    Somewhere there's an MPlayer.app for mplayer doing the same with Mplayer but with a socket. Adapting it for MPV would be something done in an afternoon.

  • by lproven on 7/21/23, 9:18 AM

  • by alchemio on 7/20/23, 10:52 PM

    This project is amazing. It also speaks to the strength of Ojective-C vs Swift which barely runs anywhere that’s not an apple os.

  • by fithisux on 7/20/23, 3:32 AM

    They should have moved to some other language long ago to speed up development.