FreeLists / openbeos / [openbeos] Re: OpenBeOS Applications

[John Ryerson <johnryerson@xxxxxxxxx>]

Andrew Edward McCall wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have been talking to Geoffrey Longo regarding the re-implementation 
> of the OpenBeOS Applications, the ones you see after a new install when 
> you go BeOS Menu->Applications.
>
> Most of them are going to be fine to be re-implemented, but some I have 
> doubts on why we should actually do it. Below are the applications I am 
> questioning.
>
> I also know that a fair few of the applications have their source code 
> available with BeOS anyway, what happens about these? Can we use the 
> code, or do we have to re-write them still?
>
> N+
> ==
>
> Other than being fast, this was always always crap (IMO - I know there 
> are people who loved it). I would suggest settling on BeZilla as our 
> default browser (like we have much  choice anyway). Perhaps we can make 
> a OpenBeOS distribution of it,  packaging it up nicely and give it a 
> BeOS theme? I really don't think that now is the time to be making 
> another web-rendering engine.
>
> If people object to the whole BeZilla, why don't we use the Mozilla 
> rendering engine and create a simple browser like Gaelon does?
>
> PoorMan
> =====
>
> This was actually OK... but is it really worth writing a web server 
> when Apache 1.3x and Apache 2.x have been ported.
>
> I would suggest getting the Apache 2.x port up to date, and creating a 
> GUI to httpd.conf instead of PoorMan. (Heh - ApacheMan) - much like 
> MacOS X does, we could even bundle PHP with it.
>
>
> Terminal
> =====
>
> Why don't we just port the latest version of Bash, and use that 
> instead?
>
>
> BeIDE
> ====
>
> I don't know what to do about this - discussions welcome!
>
> BeMail
> ====
>
> I don't know what to do about this either, I *really* like BeMail, but 
> if we are going to bundle BeZilla, do we need to rewrite BeMail?  I 
> have a feeling that the answer will be yes here :)
>
> Thanks
>
> Andrew Edward McCall
> mccall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Why not just use RobinHood to replace PoorMan?

And as for browser I say work on getting Bezilla as bug free as 
possible, stable, & fast then work on making a netpositive skin for it, 
oh and if we just need the web browser then why waste time fixing mail, 
chatzilla, composer bugs *right now* because we could just compile the 
browser for OBOS. Or we could work on all of that and just make beos 
type skins; like a Bemail skin for Mail & Newsgroups. That is the power 
of XUL.

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John Ryerson

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