Re: Happy 35th Anniversary GNUstep!
"H. Nikolaus Schaller" via Discussion list for the GNUstep programming environment <[email protected]> Tue, 12 May 2026 12:21:34 +0200
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--Apple-Mail=_1770EB07-0ED6-423A-9945-9EFEE548DBC2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Am 12.05.2026 um 10:46 schrieb Riccardo Mottola = <[email protected]>: >=20 > Gregory Casamento wrote: >> Hey Guys, >>=20 >> I am glad to acknowledge our 35th anniversary. =46rom the Usenet = post that Lars showed us guys all the way until today, GNUstep has come = so far. Here are a few firsts that the project has had: >=20 > Lars and I prepared a surprise. >=20 >>=20 >> 1) First free software implementation of OpenStep/Cocoa. >> 2) 64-bit compliant before Apple's implementation >> 3) Was originally supposed to be the official GNU environment. >=20 > Not complete certified "firsts". >=20 > But "first" before Apple to run on Intel, SPARC and PA-RISC (NeXT did = support them, but processors were gradually lost through OpenStep and = finally to MacOS X 10.0). >=20 > First before Apple to run Multiprocessor (with some work done right on = the SparcStation 20 that I have and is still running GNUstep). Apple did = not have public multi-CPU boards, probably though used some internally = with UltraSPARC and Intel already. >=20 > GNUstep also did run on a Home Appliance before Apple TV (SNAP!) = although it did not go public. GNUstep (well, the mySTEP flavour) did run on mobile devices [1, 2] = before iOS became public in 2007 [3]. [1] = https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/discuss-gnustep/2006-12/msg00086.html [2] = https://download.goldelico.com/quantumstep/FOSDEM%202007%20-%20Embedded%20= GNUstep.pdf [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS#History= --Apple-Mail=_1770EB07-0ED6-423A-9945-9EFEE548DBC2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br = id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div>Am 12.05.2026 um 10:46 schrieb Riccardo Mottola = <[email protected]>:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div>Gregory Casamento = wrote:<br><blockquote type=3D"cite">Hey Guys,<br><br>I am glad to = acknowledge our 35th anniversary. =46rom the Usenet post that Lars = showed us guys all the way until today, GNUstep has come so far. Here = are a few firsts that the project has had:<br></blockquote><br>Lars and = I prepared a surprise.<br><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><br>1) = First free software implementation of OpenStep/Cocoa.<br>2) 64-bit = compliant before Apple's implementation<br>3) Was originally supposed to = be the official GNU environment.<br></blockquote><br>Not complete = certified "firsts".<br><br>But "first" before Apple to run on Intel, = SPARC and PA-RISC (NeXT did support them, but processors were gradually = lost through OpenStep and finally to MacOS X 10.0).<br><br>First before = Apple to run Multiprocessor (with some work done right on the = SparcStation 20 that I have and is still running GNUstep). Apple did not = have public multi-CPU boards, probably though used some internally with = UltraSPARC and Intel already.<br><br>GNUstep also did run on a Home = Appliance before Apple TV (SNAP!) although it did not go = public.<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>GNUstep (well, the = mySTEP flavour) did run on mobile devices [1, 2] before iOS became = public in 2007 [3].</div><div><br></div><div>[1] <a = href=3D"https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/discuss-gnustep/2006-12/msg0008= 6.html">https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/discuss-gnustep/2006-12/msg0008= 6.html</a></div><div>[2] <a = href=3D"https://download.goldelico.com/quantumstep/FOSDEM%202007%20-%20Emb= edded%20GNUstep.pdf">https://download.goldelico.com/quantumstep/FOSDEM%202= 007%20-%20Embedded%20GNUstep.pdf</a></div><div>[3] <a = href=3D"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS#History">https://en.wikipedia.or= g/wiki/IOS#History</a></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_1770EB07-0ED6-423A-9945-9EFEE548DBC2--