Re: GUI for a newbie

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John Joyce wrote: > > 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! > > Well ... before you canonize me too quickly, see https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=208643 :) I've been running WindowMaker as my main desktop for a couple of years now, but I've never actually attempted to get the GNUStep stuff working. I'll never go back to KDE or Gnome -- they're just too bloated.