From: kyte3@damnthespam.hamarana.com   
      
   Dan Pidcock wrote:   
   > kyte  wrote in message news:...   
   >   
   >>Any news on whether Openoffice, GTK+, GAIM etc are being ported over?   
   >   
   >   
   > gtk+ exists but it needs XBeOS.   
      
   ah yes, I found it at bebits soon after I posted this.   
      
   > I think it would be a lot of work to make a native version of gtk+ and   
   > the small amount of open source development that is happening on beos   
   > means it won't happen anytime soon.   
      
   ah well...   
      
   > Why not use BeAIM?   
      
   I do.  Unfortunately not all my contacts use their particular OS's   
   version of AIM, so I also have to run BeMSN, Gim-ICQ, and Yahoo   
   messenger.  BeAIM is the best of them, IMO, but...darn contacts cant   
   cope with new things...or have an intense aversion to AOL   
      
   >   
   >   
   >>anyone working on these things?  Times like this I wish I was a   
   >>programmer :-/   
   >   
   >   
   > I hear this so many times.  I wish there was such and such app - if   
   > only I was a programmer.  It's not that difficult to learn   
   > programming.   
      
   It requires time and motivation.  I have a number of other projects   
   going in relation to my work, and I am not really compis mentis enough   
   to deal with learning something new when I get home.  Also I'm an old   
   lady.  Thats my excuse and I'm sticking to it!   
      
   Pick up some books, try stuff out.  get involved in one   
   > of the open source projects and don't be afraid to ask questions as   
   > you learn.  We all started out once.   
      
   I stopped trying after I had managed to make my C64 say "hello world".   
   over and over.   
      
      
   >   
   >>Is it possible that those who can, are waiting to see what happens with   
   >>Zeta?   
   >   
   >   
   > Well many programmers have probably moved to Linux/MacOSX.  The   
   > critical mass of developers is really missing on beos so it feels like   
   > it is not worth contributing as nobody else does anything either.   
   > Also openbeos has probably taken away most of the best/most   
   > experienced programmers who are willing to put in the time.   
      
   understood.  ah well, I can always hope, eh?   
      
      
   > Dan   
      
   Sue   
      
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