Re: LPF boycott of Apple

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From: Kee Hinckley
Date: Sat, 02 Nov 1991 19:34

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In article <a22oaB9w164w@mantis.co.uk> mathew@mantis.co.uk (To the Ground) writes:
>thomas@duteca.et.tudelft.nl (Thomas Okken) writes:
>Since X with Motif is practically identical in appearance to Windows 3,
>I would be interested to hear your reasons why the latter is a "too-similar
>copy" of the Mac's UI whilst the former is not.

Last time I checked there were no attributes of the Mac suit in Motif.
As I recall most of the suit deals with desktop issues, and Motif doesn't
have a standard desktop.
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I'm not sure which upsets me more: that people are so unwilling to accept
responsibility for their own actions, or that they are so eager to regulate
everyone else's.

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Subject: Re: LPF boycott of Apple
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