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- From: jpf@uuhelio.uucp (Jeff Francis)
- Subject: RESULTS: Sun Window System Survey
- Message-ID: <JPF.92Dec14191438@uuhelio.uuhelio>
- Sender: jpf@uuhelio.uucp (Jeff Francis)
- Organization: HelioCentric Software
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 01:14:38 GMT
- Lines: 187
-
- Here are the results of the Sun window system survey I sent out
- several weeks ago. I would like to thank all that replied.
-
- Number of Responses: 63
-
-
- 1. What type of Sun machine are you using?
- A. SPARC-based
- B. 68k-based
-
- A. 63 (86%) 934 (95%)
- B. 10 (14%) 050 (05%)
- -------- ---------
- TOTAL 73 984
-
- NOTE: The first numeric column is the total number of responses that
- were indicated for this answer. The second numeric column is the
- percentage this total represents. The third numeric column is
- "scaled" by the value people indicated (if any) for their answer. The
- fourth column is the percentage this total represents. In short, the
- first group can be viewed as the number of "sites" and the second
- group can be viewed as the number of "seats".
-
-
- 2. What window system software do you use?
- A. OpenWindows 2
- B. OpenWindows 3
- C. MIT X11R4
- D. MIT X11R5
- E. SunView
-
- A. 07 (08%) 022 (02%)
- B. 39 (44%) 669 (67%)
- C. 09 (10%) 084 (08%)
- D. 32 (36%) 200 (20%)
- E. 02 (02%) 025 (03%)
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- TOTAL 89 1000
-
-
- 3. What window manager do you use?
- A. olwm (or derivative)
- B. mwm
- C. twm (or derivative)
- D. Other (Specify: _____________)
-
- A. 33 (42%) 144 (16%)
- B. 16 (20%) 567 (61%)
- C. 24 (30%) 187 (20%)
- D. 06 (08%) 025 (03%)
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- TOTAL 79 923
-
- NOTE: Others listed were ncdwm, swm, gwm.
-
-
- 4. If you program GUIs, what toolkit do you use?
- A. Xlib
- B. XView
- C. OLIT/Xt
- D. Motif/Xt
- E. NeWS/TnT
- F. Other (Specify: _____________)
-
- A. 06 (08%) 44 (21%)
- B. 21 (27%) 91 (43%)
- C. 05 (06%) 05 (02%)
- D. 20 (25%) 35 (17%)
- E. 10 (13%) 19 (09%)
- F. 16 (21%) 16 (08%)
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- TOTAL 78 210
-
- NOTE: Others listed were InterViews, OI, Athena, CLIM, Garnet, CLUE,
- Graphlib, HyperLook, Wcl.
-
-
- 5. If you program 3D graphics, what toolkit do you use?
- A. XGL
- B. PHIGS
- C. PEXlib
- D. SGI GL
- E. Other (Specify: _____________)
- F. Don't program 3D graphics
-
- A. 03 (05%) 67 (49%)
- B. 01 (02%) 01 (01%)
- C. 02 (03%) 05 (04%)
- D. 06 (09%) 11 (08%)
- E. 06 (09%) 06 (04%)
- F. 47 (72%) 47 (34%)
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- TOTAL 65 137
-
- NOTE: Others listed were Graphlib, NeWS.
-
-
- Optional Part II -- What would you like Sun to do
-
-
- 6. For window system software...
- A. Keep evolving X/NeWS server
- B. Switch to the MIT-based server
- C. Switch to the MIT-based server and add Display PostScript
- D. Other (Specify: _____________)
-
- A. 14 (23%)
- B. 15 (25%)
- C. 22 (37%)
- D. 09 (15%)
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-
-
- 7. Should Sun...
- A. Keep OPEN LOOK.
- B. Switch to Motif.
- C. Don't care.
-
- A. 32 (52%)
- B. 13 (21%)
- C. 16 (26%)
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-
-
- 8. Should Sun...
- A. Keep evolving XView?
- B. Leave XView as is?
- C. Don't care.
-
- A. 24 (29%)
- B. 08 (13%)
- C. 29 (48%)
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-
-
- 9. If Sun would switch to MIT X11R5 and Display PostScript should they...
- A. Migrate NeWS/TnT functionality to the new system.
- B. Leave NeWS/TnT functionality behind.
- C. Don't care.
-
- A. 21 (34%)
- B. 22 (36%)
- C. 18 (30%)
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-
-
- 10. Should Sun...
- A. Keep XGL.
- B. Switch to OpenGL.
- C. don't care.
-
- A. 05 (08%)
- B. 09 (15%)
- C. 47 (77%)
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-
-
- 11. Should Sun...
- A. Provide (with windowing system) PEX support.
- B. Keep PEX support as an add-on option.
- C. Don't care.
-
- A. 15 (25%)
- B. 11 (18%)
- C. 35 (57%)
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-
-
- 12. Should Sun...
- A. Support MoOLIT.
- B. Keep and evolve OLIT.
- C. Don't care.
-
- A. 16 (26%)
- B. 07 (11%)
- C. 38 (62%)
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-
- --
- Jeff Francis, HelioCentric Software, uunet!uuhelio!jpf, (515) 232-1300
-