Anyone Using GNU/After/Openstep?

[Greg Hamilton]

AfterStep (http://www.afterstep.org) is an X windows window manager 
which aims to recreate the look and feel of NeXTStep. I haven't looked 
at it in a long while but according to the web site it's still under 
active development.

GNUStep (http://gnustep.org) is much more interesting. They've created 
a free implementation of OPENSTEP so it not only looks like the old 
NeXT interface but also uses the same API. This is the API that Cocoa 
is based on so if you've delved into application development using 
Objective C, Cocoa and the Apple developer tools in OS X you'll find 
GNUStep very familiar.

There are YDL RPMs available from the gnustep site though I'm not sure 
they're up-to-date. You may be better off building from source.

Since GNUStep isn't a window manager you'll need to install one to make 
any use of it. I believe Window Maker is the official GNUStep window 
manager. It certainly looks the part. In fact if all you're after is 
something that looks like NeXTStep you'll probably be happy with Window 
Maker without the fuss of installing all the GNUStep stuff.


On 02/07/2004, at 10:49 AM, Ed Sutherland wrote:

> I've become fascinated with getting one of the *steps to work on my
> Linux box. The GNUstep applications are directly related to Mac OS X, 
> so
> I feel right at home. Anyway, I'm using Afterstep now and like its
> look-and-feel. However, I'm having a tough time with GNUMail going
> beserk at moments and have questions about how to add applications to
> the 'wharf' (or dock.) Thanks.
>
> Ed
>
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