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- Submitted-by: epstein@trwacs.uucp (Jeremy Epstein)
-
- In article <130193@uunet.UU.NET>, pc@hillside.co.uk (Peter Collinson) writes:
- > Submitted-by: pc@hillside.co.uk (Peter Collinson)
- >
- > OSF had sent in a request to be allowed to create a standard based on
- > Motif. The request is technically called a PAR - a Project
- > Authorization Request. Not to be outdone and with great regret, Sun
- > sent in a PAR for a standard based on OpenLook.
- >
- > [stuff deleted]
- >
- > The final decision of the SEC (Sponsor Executive Committee), the body
- > charged with making a decision about the PARs, was effectively to say:
- > at this time, we will not go ahead with accepting the proposals as
- > POSIX projects.
-
- I was at POSIX, but (fortunately) missed the SEC meeting. [I was told
- that the Motif v. OPEN LOOK battle lasted for about six hours!]
-
- Since Peter asked for comments, I think the SEC made the right decision.
- I don't know their rationale, but I see no purpose to two (mutually
- incompatible) standards which cover the same general area. As a developer,
- this gives me virtually no help. I'd also like to point out that both
- OPEN LOOK and Motif are relatively young (only a few years old), and
- that it's probably a good idea to get more market acceptance before
- trying to standardize. Finally, I'd suggest that direct ballot is
- really not a good idea for things which are still quite controversial
- (i.e., look & feel, applications interfaces).
-
- Now that I've displayed my ignorance of the subject...Peter, can you
- post a summary of the SEC's rationale in rejecting the PARs? That may
- help channel this discussion.
-
- --Jeremy
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- Volume-Number: Volume 23, Number 39
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