Re: The Tempest

[David Mohring <heretic ihug co nz>]

Martin Sevior wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 23 Nov 2000, David Mohring wrote:
> 
> > Martin Sevior wrote:
> > >
> > > On Thu, 23 Nov 2000, David Mohring wrote:
> > >
> > > > After lurking upon this list for a while, I think it it time to
> > > > define ( if somewhat weirdly ) some concepts...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > And four classes of gnome office "suite" projects ...
> > > >
> > > > Spirits :Iris,Ceres,Juno etc.
> > > >       e.g.. Gnumeric, Dia, Evolution, Gimp
> > > >       Existing native gnome applications - together as a suite.
> > >
> > > Abi is an existing native Gnome application.
> > >
> >
> > But unlike the above it is also a cross platform application.
> >
> > > >
> > > > Sycorax : a Hag.
> > > >       e.g.. OpenOffice Koffice XEmacs-Gtk Abiword Gnucash
> > > >       Cross platform with a gnome-fied port.
> > > >       for each existing office suit and app, not native to gnome,
> > > >       get each to work within gnome and accept and serve bonobo'd
> > > >       objects.
> > >
> > > Abiword should not be here.
> >
> > But like all the above Abiword is a cross platform application, Gnome
> > programers are in general, not freely able to add gnome office features
> > and refactor, as they can with a solely native project such as gnumeric,
> > without being under the restraint of the source being portable to the
> > other supported platforms - win32,BeOS,QNX and MAC.
> >
> 
> yes they can. We're doing it now. No other platform has gnome-print.
> No other platfrom has gal, or esd.
> 
> We will get bonobo going soon. No other platfrom has that. If gnome
> programmer want to add cool gnome features to abi send in the patches.
> 

The OpenOffice project is doing the same thing, but it and Abiword is
still
classed under Sycorax because the core code is complicated by the need
to be
portable across more than one GUI/Enviroment platform.

David Mohring