Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!spool.mu.edu!uunet!ittc!fpb From: fpb@ittc.wec.com (Frank P. Bresz) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: X sucks (was: Re: Ware Ware Wizardjin) Message-ID: Date: 12 Apr 91 12:35:27 GMT References: <9104072151.AA28702@gaia> <128236@uunet.UU.NET> <15785@smoke.brl.mil> <1991Apr10.194243.12882@watmath.waterloo.edu> Sender: news@ittc.wec.com Organization: Westinghouse, ITTC, Pgh, PA. Lines: 28 In-reply-to: gamiddle@watmath.waterloo.edu's message of 10 Apr 91 19:42:43 GMT In article <1991Apr10.194243.12882@watmath.waterloo.edu> gamiddle@watmath.waterloo.edu (Guy Middleton) writes: >X does suck, but its popularity seems inevitable, since it doesn't cost any >money. Other, better systems could have become the de facto standard, had >they been as cheap. Of the set of free, reasonably portable, reasonably >hardware-independent window systems that have been available since >workstation hardware became affordable, X seems to be the best. Of course, >that set has only one member. Well I for one must disagree with the X sucks. I personally like X. I am much happier than I was with sunview. I use GNU-Emacs in X mode and I run Xterm all of the time. I am primarily a text man so I can't speek to well for the graphics. I think the fact about the only set of free software is true. This is the reason I run it. I can't see shelling out good $$$ for something like MOTIF when I get much faster response from the stuff from MIT. I won't even discuss OpenWindows from Sun sans to say it is slow and uncustomizable aside from that I don't know why I don't like it. Lord John Whorfin -- | () () () | Frank P. Bresz | Westinghouse Electric Corporation | \ /\ / | fpb@ittc.wec.com | ITTC Simulators Department | \/ \/ | uunet!ittc!fpb | Those who can, do. Those who can't, simulate. | ---------- | +1 412 733 6749 | My opinions are mine, WEC don't want 'em.