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From: marbru@auto-trol.UUCP (Martin Brunecky)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: What's what in OPEN LOOK/OpenWindows (long)
Message-ID: <888@auto-trol.UUCP>
Date: 17 Oct 90 22:37:30 GMT
References: <1776@riscy.enet.dec.com> <9010161109.AA02249@zardoz.noname> <1990Oct16.185848.2617@odin.corp.sgi.com>
Reply-To: marbru@auto-trol.UUCP (Martin Brunecky)
Organization: Auto-trol Technology, Denver
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In article <1990Oct16.185848.2617@odin.corp.sgi.com> cook@sgi.com (Doug Cook) writes:
>In article <9010161109.AA02249@zardoz.noname> don@zardoz.coral.COM (Don Dewar) writes:
>>Let me couch my last request so there are no misunderstandings.  I
>>believe it will be the market that sets the defacto standard UI
>>in the UNIX arena.  But it will be the software marketplace, not the

  ..... (rest deleted).

  I used to think that this newsgroup is about X, but it seems that
  we are engaged in predicting the future. I did some meteorology
  in my times ... predicting is difficult... especially the future.

  What about getting back to (technical) grounds, and really look
  what's what in Open Look and what's what in Motif.
  To me, the fact that one or the other is pushed by a company I personally
  dislike should not matter. What matters are real features, differences,
  advantages of one or the other.
  
  If I am allowed to express my opinion (without being stoned here), the
  evolution should bring both UIs close to each other, not further apart.
  Taking stands like "over my dead body" and "we have the winner" may be
  makes some business impact, but gives very little help to the user.
  And certainly does not stimulate evolution and inovation.

  So why not discuss what are the MAJOR incompatibilities of both GUI,
  and IF thay can be overcome (or WHY not) - if there is a merging
  path.
  



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