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From: "Tarjei Tj�stheim Jensen" <tarjei.jensen@kvaerner.no>
Subject: Re: Java momentum slowing ?
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dvdeug@my-dejanews.com  wrote:

>Why? It has nothing to do with GUI's. I might want to print from the CLI at
>anytime, and would want it to work the same way. Part of Unix's advantage is
>modularity. If something breaks, it and only it can be fixed or replaced. This
>would mix two totally unrelated things.

How do you think MS word users would react if Microsoft told them that they
could not print their documents. Or that they would have to pay for a third
party accessory to print.

>Not saying that printing doesn't need some work in Unix (I still haven't got
>my printer working under Linux), but it's not X's job to do printing, and
>there is no reason it should be.


Which is why Microsoft still makes a lot of money.


Greetings,