Re: Advertisement for gnustep

[Philippe C.D. Robert]

On 11.09.2006, at 22:06, Helge Hess wrote:
> On Sep 11, 2006, at 21:07, Philippe C.D. Robert wrote:
> > Well, maybe was the phrasing slightly suboptimal, but not the  
> > message behind it ... ;-) Besides, we don't have a desktop (yet)  
> > and never will because some project members don't want GNUstep to  
> > become a desktop in the first place.
>
> I didn't say that your writing was wrong or that the phrasing was  
> suboptimal. I just think that you put things out of context.
>
> > Why do you think do we have "nothing to advertise successfully"  
> > after all those years?
> <snip>
>
> I'm not quite sure whether you read my mail. All your points are  
> good but thats a different thread, and one which I'm not very  
> motivated to discuss again ;-) In fact thats what I liked about  
> Nicola's proposal, it suggests to do something with the things we  
> actually do have, right now, instead of arguing about what GNUstep  
> could be.

Yes, I tend to read the emails I reply to. Anyway, we do have Gorm  
right now, we also have GWorkspace, we have a good Mail app and so  
on ;-)

I guess I simply doubt the importance of gstep-base as a promoter for  
the GNUstep project. Moreover, regarding the enterprise business as a  
potential option to advertise GNUstep, I am just not sure it will  
work because it did not work for the last decade or so.

> > Anyway, what would be your proposal?
>
> I've no proposal which is why I _asked_ for suggestions on how it  
> would be possible to turn Nicola's idea into something which can be  
> advertised. I'm kinda confused why you reask the same question to me.

Well, probably because I am curious to hear whether you have an idea  
yourself? ;-)

-Phil
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