Re: Don't use Motif for free sw: it now requires runtime royalties!

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From: Mike Eggleston
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 17:39

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>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Withrow <witr@rwwa.COM> writes:
In article <1993Nov22.145915.2599@rwwa.COM> witr@rwwa.COM (Robert Withrow) writes:


> In article <1993Nov20.201945.25355@spectrum.xerox.com>,
> leisner@hydrus (Marty Leisner x71348 ) writes:

>| From what I've seen its not clear what you accomplish with motif you
>| can't accomplish with the Athena widgets...

> Then we must assume you haven't ``seen'' the Motif spec.  The are
> dozens of things in motif that aren't in Athena, not the least of
> which are lots of widgets that have no counterpart in Athena, and
> traversal.

There are also lots of features in the Athena set that have no counter
part in Motif!  It depends on the application as to which might be easiest.

> Unless your definition of ``accomplish'' is to ``completely
> reprogram and then accomplish''.

Personally, I prefer to use Tk.  Its easier, smaller, faster (adverb
ad nauseum) than Motif OR Athena!

Mike
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Subject: Re: Don't use Motif for free sw: it now requires runtime royalties!
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