Re: ANN: GWorkspace 1.0

[Xavier Brochard]

The paper is now online
https://linuxfr.org/news/gworkspace-1-0-pour-noel-et-pour-bertrand-dekoninck


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Librement,
Xavier Brochard xavier@alternatif.org
La liberté est à l'homme ce que les ailes sont à l'oiseau (Jean-Pierre 
Rosnay)

Le 27.12.2021 20:17, geroldr@bluewin.ch a écrit :
> Merci Xavier,
> C'est bien apprecié.
>
> Mes meilleurs voeux,
> Gerold
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> > ----Message d'origine----
> > De : xavier@alternatif.org
> > Date : 27/12/2021 - 13:18 (CEST)
> > À : greg.casamento@gmail.com, discuss-gnustep@gnu.org
> > Objet : Re: ANN: GWorkspace 1.0
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > I wrote a paper on linuxfr.org french website (not yet published) 
> > about
> > GWorkspace and Bertrand, called "GWorkspace 1.0 pour Noël et pour
> > Bertrand Dekoninck". I was admirative of his kindness and all the very
> > little things he has done to polished user's experience, so I tried to
> > express why tolerance and involvement are necessary in today's world
> > (there is a lot of flawewars on linuxfr.org regarding free software 
> > and
> > Covid 19).
> >
> > Librement,
> > Xavier Brochard xavier@alternatif.org
> > La liberté est à l'homme ce que les ailes sont à l'oiseau (Jean-Pierre
> > Rosnay)
> >
> > Le 26.12.2021 15:52, Gregory Casamento a écrit :
> > > All,
> > >
> > > Words can't express a loss like this.  Especially of someone so
> > > brilliant.
> > > I really can't add much more to the eloquent words written by both
> > > Riccardo
> > > and Gerold.
> > >
> > > I can only say that his imprint on this community will live long 
> > > after
> > > him.  He was a great contributor and a valued friend and shall always
> > > be
> > > remembered.
> > >
> > > Yours, GC
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Dec 24, 2021 at 8:01 PM Gerold Rupprecht <geroldr@bluewin.ch>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dear Anne,
> > > >
> > > > A small but significant moment to start Christmas day. We honor you,
> > > > your
> > > > husband Bertrand and the spirit of generosity he has shown to us.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you for your part in making this moment happen. I am sure
> > > > Bertrand
> > > > needed and appreciated your support.
> > > >
> > > > May your moments of silence and sorrow be short.
> > > >
> > > > I hope many others will learn to enjoy and appreciate Bertrand's and
> > > > our
> > > > community's contributions to a common good.
> > > > Thank you Riccardo, your timing was impeccable.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks to all GNUsteppers, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,
> > > >
> > > > Gerold
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > > > Subject: ANN: GWorkspace 1.0
> > > > Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2021 01:37:36 +0100
> > > > From: Riccardo Mottola <riccardo.mottola@libero.it>
> > > > <riccardo.mottola@libero.it>
> > > > Organization: GNUstep
> > > > To: info-gnustep@gnu.org, discuss-gnustep@gnu.org, info-gnu@gnu.org
> > > > CC: anne.dekoninck@free.fr
> > > >
> > > > GWORKSPACE 1.0
> > > > --------------
> > > >
> > > > Christmas, in Anno Domini 2021.
> > > >
> > > > This is a different announcemement than usual, since it is a special
> > > > release: it is tagged 1.0 after many years of work. It is different,
> > > > because it is a personal writing. The last release has been long 
> > > > ago,
> > > > but
> > > > many refinements and improvements came in; there has been a person 
> > > > who
> > > > spurred me improving and working on GWorkspace: Bertrand Dekoninck.
> > > >
> > > > Hard times were the past two years and they have not been easy and 
> > > > the
> > > > pandemic is not yet over, so in the Christmas Eve, a new release of
> > > > GWorkspace has been done and it is dedicated to Bertrand: so shall 
> > > > he
> > > > be
> > > > remembered from us GNUsteppers, he, who had not the privilege to 
> > > > live
> > > > till
> > > > Christmas with his family.
> > > >
> > > > A reserved user who really gave the sensation to be interested in
> > > > GNUstep
> > > > and its applications, thus, especially GWorkspace. Continuously he
> > > > proposed
> > > > contributions, tested, always gentle, collaborative: a friend. I 
> > > > will
> > > > miss
> > > > him, we will miss him.
> > > > Betrand, as me, worked also on PowerPC - so it was inspiring to know
> > > > that
> > > > supporting that Big Endian platform was useful! After the pandemic, 
> > > > I
> > > > wanted to meet hi8mfor a hacking session, but it will no longer 
> > > > happen
> > > > on
> > > > earth.
> > > >
> > > > Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!