origins of Motif/Unix-Haters FUD (was Re: Microsoft anti-UNIX/Linux)

[Kevin Huber]

"Navindra" == Navindra Umanee <navi...@cs.mcgill.ca> writes:
Navindra> "A stated design goal of Motif was to give the X Window
Navindra> System the window management capabilities of HP's circa-1988
Navindra> window manager and the visual elegance of Microsoft
Navindra> Windows."
Navindra> --The Unix-Haters Handbook

Great, more b.s. from UHH. The "visual elegance of Microsoft Windows"
should be the "visual elegance of OS/2's Presentation Manager". Motif
is much prettier than circa 1988 Windows. I'm beginning to believe
that UHH has an agenda like, say, criticizing anything that isn't a
Lisp machine using lies and half-truths.

From X Window System Programming (Nabajyoti Barkakati):

"OSF/Motif or Motif for short, is the common user interface style
selected by the Open Software Foundation (OSF). The OSF was formed in
1988 by a group of major hardware bendors that includes IBM, DEC, and
Hewlett Packard. OSF/Motif us a combination of several things: an X
toolkit for developing applications, the Motif Window Manager (wmw),
and a style guide for developers. The Motif Window Manager has a
three-dimensional look and was derived from work done by Hewlett
Packard and Microsoft. The look and feel of Motif comes from
Microsoft's Presentation Manager, which, in turn, is derived from
Microsoft Windows. This heritage of OSF/motif has eased its
acceptance among the large number of PC users who are familiar with
Microsoft Windows and Presentation Manager."

-Kevin