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From: marbru@auto-trol.UUCP (Martin Brunecky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: Motif *unavailable* from Digital?
Message-ID: <715@auto-trol.UUCP>
Date: 3 Feb 90 16:37:23 GMT
References: <8015@shlump.nac.dec.com>
Reply-To: marbru@auto-trol.UUCP (Martin Brunecky)
Organization: Auto-trol Technology, Denver
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In article <8015@shlump.nac.dec.com> quodling@bunyip.dec.com (Peter Quodling) writes:
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>What do you find hard to believe. Digital has an excellent X11 Environment
>(XUI). To strengthen it's commitment to the OSF, DEC intends to migrate to a 
>....

	Mhmm. XUI and excellent. Knowing XUI more than I would like to,
	I blame it for everything that I am finding screwy in Motif.
	All those "hidden shells", totally closed widget set etc...
	( but that's a personal bias, so please forgive me ...)

	But anyway. Making Motif available to BETA sites does not
	mean that those who need it can and will be able to get it.

	1) Nobody knows about the beta program.

	2) Even if you know about it, it does not mean you will get
	   on the program.


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