Meeting June 8 - They Got it Right the First Time: The OpenLook Window Manager

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Over ten years ago, the people at SUN Microsystems wrote a
window manager for X-Windows called OpenLook, which was also known as
OpenWindows or XView. The goals of this project was to be the primary
window manager for their new OS, known as Solaris. The goals were speed,
simplicity of operation, easy  configuration, while preserving a number
of powerful features and functions.

Although SUN let go of OpenLook as part of an agreement to move on to CDE 
in 1994 (CDE was going to be THE Window Manager for ALL Unix
workstations), the goals of the OpenLook effort were met, and resulted in a 
very useful Window Manager! iActually, there was much rending of clothes and 
sitting in ashes over the demise of OpenLook among SUN developers and users,
since it was easy to program for, and simple to use.

During this presentation, we'll explore OpenLook a bit, compare it with some 
other window managers (OpenLook is older than most of them!), and perhaps 
learn a bit (or more) about how window managers have evolved since OpenLook 
was created. It should be noted that many members of the OpenLook design 
team went on to their next project: NeWs, and Java!

Robert Brown is a founding member and current chairman of KLUG, and has
over 20 years experience in software development in numerous environments,
disciplines, and industries. An intermittant user of UNIX systems for close
to 10 years, Bob has developed software for the distributed processing and
client-server models.  An unabashed (so to speak) OpenLook bigot, he uses
this presentation as the start of a short series where he will discuss some
of his very own favorite tools.

When he's not bouncing between network nodes, or clients, he can be seen 
cycling on the Kal-Haven trail, hiking the countryside in search of nature 
photographs, or helping to organize volunteer activities around computing, 
for KLUG and the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery).

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Coming to three meetings qualifies you as a full member of KLUG, meaning that 
you can participate in the process of making formal decisions, including vot-
ing for officers.

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Our meeting place, THIS TUESDAY at 7 PM is:

Dunbar Hall, room 2205, on the campus of Western Michigan University.

Maps and directions can be found at
http://klug.armintl.com/meetings/maps.html                                      

All are welcome.

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The KLUG web site is:

    http://klug.armintl.com/