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From: rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler)
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Subject: Re: IEEE 1201.1
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Date: 10 Sep 90 12:22:45 GMT
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    Can those of us that aren't members of IEEE P1201.1
    get hold of copies of the base document?

Beats me.  Anyone can attend the meetings.  Maybe even anyone can
subscribe to their mailings (but it does cost money).

    I am right in assuming that the revised project authorization in intended
    to include the development of a common API for OSF/Motif and the OPEN LOOK
    GUI (and anything else that may be around but making less noise)?

My understanding is that it's supposed to deal with all of the following
toolkits, on their respective operating systems: Mac, OLIT, XView, Motif,
tNt, PM, and Windows.  But don't expect it to encompass the entirety of
any one GUI or toolkit.

    Some sort of reconciliation is needed between OSF/Motif and
    OPEN LOOK and, since the two opposing camps appear to lack the will to
    do this, it obviously has to be imposed by some outside body that is
    perceived as neutral.  An IEEE standards body seems ideal, provided that
    the vendors can be prevented from gaining enough power to hogtie the
    committee.

I don't think you know enough about how standards bodies operate. :-)