[GEM Development] An opportunity to ask some questions :)

[Thomas Clayton]

Wow.



--- On Thu, 3/26/09, Shane Gough <goughsw at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Shane Gough <goughsw at gmail.com>
> Subject: [GEM Development] An opportunity to ask some questions :)
> To: "GEM Development" <gem-dev at simpits.org>
> Date: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 8:55 AM
> I'm glad there is some activity on the list at the
> moment, it gives me
> the chance to take a quick poll :)
> 
> If you have the time would you please answer the following
> questions
> (section 1 is general, section 2 is specific to developers)
> and email
> back (to me personally if you don't want to bombard the
> list).
> 
> Section 1 - General Questions
> 
> 1.1 - Are you developing software to run under GEM (any
> version)? If
> No go to 1.2
> 
> 1.1.1 - What version of GEM are you developing for? (eg:
> OpenGEM, DR
> GEM/3, Atari GEM)
> 
> 1.1.2 - What tools are you using?
> 
> 1.1.3 - Are they free? (as in 'really' free -
> released under a
> free-ware or open source license)
> 
> 1.1.4 - Where do you get your documentation? From the tools
> you use,
> from other developers, from google?
> 
> 1.2 - Do you *need* to use GEM? If No go to 1.3
> 
> 1.2.1 - Why?
> 
> 1.2.2 - What is stopping you from changing to another OS
> and UI ?
> 
> 1.3 - Do you enjoy using GEM? If No go to 1.4
> 
> 1.3.1 - Why?
> 
> 1.3.2 - What would you change about current GEM versions if
> you could?
> 
> 1.4 - Please give me a free form comment about what you
> think of GEM.
> 
> Section 2 - Specific Questions
> 
> 2.1 - Are there standard function names for the VDI/AES
> operations available?
> 
> 2.1.1 - Would you be upset if the names changed (ie: for
> VDI function
> #1 from v_opnwk to vdiOpenWorkstation)?
> 
> 2.1.2 - Would it be better to make the older names
> available even if
> different names were defined?
> 
> 2.2 - Are there any OO frameworks for GEM development
> available?
> 
> 2.2.1 - If so, what languages (and compilers) are they
> available for?
> 
> 2.2.2 - Do you think they are important for developing GEM
> applications?
> 
> 2.2.3 - What languages (and compilers) would you like to
> see them for?
> 
> 2.3 - Imagine this scenario: You can write applications for
> Linux that
> use the standard GEM API and the output can be viewed on
> any external
> device with the appropriate client program. Would this be
> useful for
> you?
> 
> Thanks in advance :)
> 
> Regards,
> Shane
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