re svr x binary dists was re rfd to create comp unix sys univel in article apr thunder mcrcim mcgill edu der mouse wrote you seem to be a little confused the socialistic hackers who yell about proprietary software are hardly enamored of motif which is just as objectionable to that mindset as news is if i might wear my socialistic hacker hat for a moment i tar news and motif with the same brush and that brush is not technical begging everyone s pardon i was not slamming motif nor was i necessarily plugging flaming the two i was responding to the sweet blithe statement in rick digibd from rick digibd digibd com rick richardson rick this is one area where microsoft nt has a big advantage since rick they control the whole show there are no issues like this where rick licensees create incompatible defacto standards this happy statement shows a mindset that inventors and companies have when they are pleased with something that works and they believe that others will also be happy to use it i remember when sunview was hot stuff and am not by that statement endorsing sun and its products this is just my experience and when openwindows became hot stuff that was when i started hearing as mentioned before the socialistic masses that were bent on destroying anything that was deemed proprietary including openwindows i mentioned motif in the same breath because that is what sun has decided to turn its attention to not because i hate it mr richardson s position i believe is a healthy one and i am sure that the seething hackers will soon try to flame and destroy nt if it ever shows up wanting instead everything to be free and then complaining when there is no organized structure and there are no de facto standards it was just a vent for frustration brought on by prevailing winds mrs henne
