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I am not an expert on Cocoa porting, but here is some more detail:
TM is written in Cocoa, and Cocoa is an OpenStep framework, which happens to have a "sister" framework on linux: GNUStep. Unfortunately, the two frameworks are becoming rather different, while the core classes are very much the same and follow the same spec, apple has extended the OpenStep framework to its own needs (and to the needs of the developers).
Apart from that Apple introduced Bindings in Panther, which, AFAIK are unavailable in GNUStep. Also, the new NextStep Interface Builder files are probably completely incompatible with the GNUStep format with the introduction of Xcode (if you save in 10.2 NIB format).
A port from Cocoa to GNUStep will be very tough. The reverse is possible and much more easy.
And just to top it off, GNUStep is still very much in development, but they are making progress (a rather dedicated dev group, in my opinion).
Just my 3c.
Nick
On Jan 24, 2005, at 9:35 AM, bombart@gmx.net wrote:
Hi there, why you not port this very cool and amazing tool to linux?!?! I think many Linux-User glad to have a so power full tool because is much easier to work with than with vi or emacs...
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