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From: bobp@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (robert.phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Xview vs. Motif speculation
Message-ID: <5066@cbnewsl.ATT.COM>
Date: 11 Apr 90 11:39:36 GMT
References: <1601@riscy.dec.com>
Reply-To: bobp@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (robert.phillips,sf,)
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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In article <1601@riscy.dec.com> graham@fuel.dec.com (kris graham) writes:
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>So.....one honest question.....
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>Any suggestions how the software companies should pay for 
>the time and money invested/spent in building and *supporting* 
>the software that you suggest be available via ftp from every coner of
>the universe?  The last time I checked,  even University/academic
>programmers did not work for free.....

They don't work for free, but for what the going pay scales are at most
places, they might as well be working for free.  Pick up a copy of the
GNU manifesto and check it out.  It may not be the most feasible plan, and
I am certainly not about to give up my "phoney-baloney job" (Mel Brooks gets
me every time), but it IS a suggestion.
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>Why ask for Motif only?  
Well, because Motif is USEFUL.  The request is something of a compliment, 
although the phrasing might not give that impression.
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>
>Christopher Graham          
>Digital Equipment Corp            
>Ultrix Resource Center                                             
>New York City  
>
>"I speak for myself......not representing anybody or firm"


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