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From: airs!ian@uunet.UU.NET (Ian Lance Taylor)
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Subject: Re: Question for net.views column in UNIX Today!
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Date: 2 Apr 91 19:56:14 GMT
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In article <1991Mar29.195953.2421@utoday.com> you write:
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>	*   QUESTION #2	  *
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>	Is a single GUI standard really necessary?
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Yes.  How else can multi-platform portability be acheived?

No.  It would stifle innovation.

>	/* Please include a daytime telephone number! */

Why?
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