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From: hvr@kimba.Sun.COM (Heather Rose)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: XView v. other toolkits, advice wanted
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Date: 6 Mar 90 03:14:16 GMT
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In article <7150@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV> david@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (David E. Smyth) writes:
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>Ask your users: ours voted unanimously for Motif.  Motif has Windows/PM look

"Asking your users" is an extremely good point.  It really depends upon your 
existing and future customer base, time to market, etc.  If you have a lot of
expertise in SunView, XView will be the easiest X11 toolkit to move to, so this
may play into time to market.  Also, it can depend upon what you are willing
to supply to your customers.  i.e. do you want to use the "default" window
system that comes with the hardware or do you want to supply something extra?

>>Questions:
>> 1. Is it really advantageous to stay with Sun on the move to X or is MIT's X11R4
>>    generic tape a viable option?  (e.g. is the fact that Open Windows is supported
>>    by Sun a big advantage over the more generic X11R4?)
>
>It is VERY advantageous to move to X11R4 because it is the state of the art.  It
>is also ALOT faster that xnews.  It is also more generic: its ALOT easier to move
>your environment between X11R4 on a Sun to a DECstation or to a HP or to a ...

Basically, I suggest you go down to the Sun sales office or drop by a local 
trade show and ask them your questions.  Ask them what's coming out and how 
you can make the best decision.  Sit down and play with the demonstrated 
product for yourself.  Work out some numbers on what the costs are:  i.e.
pricing per seat, development time, future market etc.

Regards,

Heather