From: michaelw@mcshh.Hanse.DE (Michael Will) Subject: Re: Motif for Linux ? Date: 25 Jan 1993 06:42:21 GMT
wirzeniu@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Lars Wirzenius) writes:
>nan@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Nan Zou) writes:
>>Having the Motif widget set would definitely be a big plus,
>While I too think that the diverse user interfaces of X programs is a
>becomes free distributable in source form. One of the reasons behind
>the success of Linux, GNU software, and X (to name a few examples) is
>that the source is readily and freely available and distributable.
and that is why I prefer xview3 to motif, and I like the looks of
xview more than those of ms-windows :-) but no religious-wars please...
>Having to rely on other people to get binaries that work with new
>compilers and libraries is a bad idea.
...is indead a braindead idea, since it would condemm you to wait for
anyones binary to be updated before you can make use of the new things...
and meanwhile the software would be two generations further on :-)
MfG, Michael Will
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>Lars.Wirzenius@helsinki.fi (finger wirzeniu@klaava.helsinki.fi)
> MS-DOS, you can't live with it, you can live without it.