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From: korp@TRIPOLI.EES.ANL.GOV
Newsgroups: comp.windows.news
Subject: Re:  What is SUN doing?
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Date: 2 Mar 90 01:56:32 GMT
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Yes OpenWindows is going to be the core window technology in System 5.4,
but you only get source if you buy source to 5.4. Other companies are
simply ignoring the fact that OW exists in 5.4 and are only offering
X11 on their machines. OW will reach the performance of most X11R4
servers quite soon, so performance should not be the issue. It all
seems political. Do you think DEC, IBM, HP or others will ever offer
OW even if they adopt 5.4? They only way to make this happen is if
enough customers ask for it! I know of one major 88000 based workstation
vendor that is claiming 5.4 compatibility without OW support. The only
reason they don't have OW is because no one is asking for it! Some people
inside that organizaion are trying to make OW a reality but get shot
down by higher management because $80,000 is too much to port the OW
server  to their machine. OW needs more vocal support for it to
succeed.

		Peter A. Korp
		Argonne National Laboratory

All opinions are my own and not representative of my employer!