Sony Selects GNUstep as Development Platform
I read a lot about this over the weekend, and the more I read the more it made me smile.
The foundation upon which this project is base comes from the GNUstep community, whose origin dates back to the OpenStep standard developed by NeXT Computer Inc (now Apple Computer Inc.). While Apple has continued to update their specification in the form of Cocoa and Mac OS X, the GNUstep branch of the tree has diverged considerably.
Yeah... they've diverged only in that Apple's Cocoa has moved forward and GNUstep is still using the OPENSTEP guide as it's reference point. And there's nothing wrong with that. OPENSTEP is fantastic... it's just that Apple has decided to keep moving and GNUstep hasn't. Sony isn't content on sitting still either:
We depart somewhat from the GNUstep adherence in that our goal is to thoroughly modernize the framework and optimize it to target modern consumer electronic (CE) devices. These modern conveniences include such features as touch displays and 3D graphics.
I use WindowMaker as my X11 desktop of choice. It's all about GNUstep. I think it's fantastic that Sony is picking this up. It means that GNUstep is going to be getting a much needed shot in the arm with all the added interest. Really great news.
NeXT was right. Took a long time, but they were right. Fantastic.