Mail Archives: opendos/1997/05/16/09:15:55
I haven't had the chance to look at this document yet, but I will so that
I could possibly argue my own case properly. I would like to note that I
would use X over win?? in any of its versions. The reason is simple, it
is not about efficiency. It is two things, one I like the options. I
like that focus follows my mouse, and that everything else is not put on
hold while working in one window, and that one a window has focus it
doesn't have to be on top of the desktop in full view. If I don't pull
it forward I don't want it forward. The other thing is the lack of
clutter on my desktop. It just throws up icons and windows. NO MENU
BARS. If I want a menu I right click and that is fully configurable.
So that is my reason for choosing X over win95. I wan't assure everyone
out there, that this is MY CHOICE, not a logical or chest thumping
explanation of why X is better than win95. Although one advantage is
that X is another program, not a part of the OS itself, and if they do
make it so I will avoid that like the plague. The only X that I have
seen which is part of the OS ( or seems to be ) is IRIX on the SGI's.
NOTE: I hate fvwm-95 which is supposed to simulate the win95 enviroment
in X, nasty looking creature.
Anyway, those are my comments.
cat
On Thu, 15 May 1997, Jonathan E. Brickman wrote:
> Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 13:42:03 -0500
> From: Jonathan E. Brickman <brickman AT cjnetworks DOT com>
> To: opendos AT delorie DOT com
> Subject: X -- ugh
>
> > To all those thinking about X on OpenDOS, *PLEASE* go to
> > http://ecco.bsee.swin.edu.au/unix/uh/x-windows.html and read it ALL. If at
> > the end of this you're still in the mood to have X in OpenDOS, take 2
> > aspirins and go to bed. You can call in sick for work.
>
> I agree with everything this document said, having tried
> most of it at least once. In my opinion, one reason
> Unix is on the decline is the despicable nature
> of X-Windows. I find it rather humorous that people
> who hate Windows and love Unix are even willing to
> say anything about X-Windows. There are reasons
> few programs are ported from Windows to X, and
> most of those are in that document.
>
> Frankly, if OpenDOS shipped with anything X, my first
> step in OD installation would be to delete X. If
> it were an option, I'd skip it in every possible use
> for OD I've seen so far. Somebody needs to come up
> with a replacement for X, and fast. It needs to
> be constructed to be fairly easy to emulate Win32.
> X emulation would be good but not vital. It needs
> to be well-written. If somebody does it, I think
> Unix will rise again. If not, I think better
> operating systems will replace it, eventually.
> In the long run, I don't think Microsoft can do it;
> but in the short run, they're making progress.
>
> Jonathan E. Brickman River City Computing, Inc. (913) 232-6663
> http://www.cjnetworks.com/~rivercity brickman AT cjnetworks DOT com
> It seems to me that men usually think more about carburetors, and women
> think more about doors. I think the world needs really good carburetors...and
> really good doors.
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