Gershwin Desktop Environment: GNUstep-Based System for Platform Switchers
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rguiscard
A good honest bake. Not flashy, but you'll finish the whole bagel.
Summary
Gershwin is a desktop environment based on GNUstep that aims to be welcoming to users switching from other systems. It includes core components like Workspace, Terminal, TextEdit, System Preferences, a native Window Manager for X11 applications, and a Global Menu server for GNUstep/X11 apps. The project provides installation instructions and community support through GitHub issue tracking, Discussions, and IRC chat on Libera Chat.
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· 5 pulledGershwin is a desktop environment based on GNUstep welcoming to switchers.
Gershwin offers Workspace, Terminal, TextEdit, System Preferences, a native Window Manager for X11 apps, Global Menu server for GNUstep/X11 apps, and more.
All community support tickets and feature requests should be created through our community issue tracker.
For questions and other feedback, the Github Discussions is a great place to reach out.
There is also #gershwin on Libera Chat, but be aware that answers may take several days since th
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