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From: sami@strawdog.Eng.Sun.COM (Sami Shaio)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Motif -> Open Look look & feel
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Date: 3 Jul 90 06:34:16 GMT
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In article <1990Jul3.004745.7400@wrl.dec.com> price@decisv.enet.dec.com (Chuck Price) writes:
>
><Biased opinion>
>
>The claim that OPEN LOOK is better because you can get XView free clinches
>the argument for me. You get what you pay for. I'd suggest that Motif is
> (stuff deleted)
><Bias off>
>-chuck

Isn't it somewhat ironic to be using that kind of argument in this
newsgroup?

After all, the MIT implementation of X is also free and that doesn't seem
to be stopping many of you.  Perhaps arguments based on technical data
might seem more convincing than "My toolkit costs more than yours".

--sami