Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!torsqnt!lethe!yunexus!ists!helios.physics.utoronto.ca!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!parc!janssen From: janssen@parc.xerox.com (Bill Janssen) Newsgroups: comp.society.futures Subject: Re: Grumpy about Dopey Window Systems... Message-ID: Date: 7 Feb 91 05:32:23 GMT References: <9102060041.AA20675@world.std.com> <91Feb6.105354pst.3142@thrale.parc.xerox.com> Sender: news@parc.xerox.com Organization: Xerox PARC, Palo Alto, CA Lines: 14 In-Reply-To: kent@parc.xerox.com's message of 6 Feb 91 18:53:40 GMT In article <91Feb6.105354pst.3142@thrale.parc.xerox.com> kent@parc.xerox.com writes: So far, all we've really had is a baroque toolkit design and a lot of corporate jingoism and positioning for market share. So true. The thing that people seem to miss is that there is no real difference (on an idea level) between OpenLook and Motif -- there is only one kind of interface that can be built with either. Bill -- Bill Janssen janssen@parc.xerox.com (415) 494-4763 Xerox Palo Alto Research Center 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto, California 94304