Re: New "overview" text
David Ayers <[email protected]>
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Scott Stevenson wrote: [sniped current overview] > > This is the first thing somebody might read about GNUstep, so it's > pretty important to point out the shared lineage with Cocoa/OpenStep. > Establishing that it's not a window manager seems secondary (and just a > reflection of current events). I agree. > "GNUstep is a cross-platform, object-oriented framework for desktop > application development. Based on the OpenStep specification originally > created by NeXT (now Apple), GNUstep enables developers to rapidly > build sophisticated software by employing a large library of reusable > software components. GNUstep is used in production environments at > several organizations. > > "GNUstep itself is not an operating system, window manager or desktop > environment, though there are several desktop environments in > development that are based on it. (More...)" It has my vote. Thanks, David PS: Minor tweak suggestion: s/by employing a large library/by employing comprehensive libraries/