From: uuhelio!jpf@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU (Jeff Francis)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: RESULTS: Sun Window System Survey
Date: 15 Dec 92 11:21:42 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: HelioCentric Software

Date: 15 Dec 92 01:14:38 GMT
Message-Id: <JPF.92Dec14191438@uuhelio.uuhelio>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.misc,comp.windows.news,comp.windows.open-look,comp.windows.x

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%)
		--------	---------
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%)
		--------	---------
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%)
		--------	--------
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%)
		--------	-------
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%)
		--------
		60


7. Should Sun...
	A. Keep OPEN LOOK.
	B. Switch to Motif.
	C. Don't care.

	A.	32 (52%)
	B.	13 (21%)
	C.	16 (26%)
		--------
		61
		

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%)
		--------
		61


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%)
		--------
		61


10. Should Sun...
	A. Keep XGL.
	B. Switch to OpenGL.
	C. don't care.

	A.	05 (08%)
	B.	09 (15%)
	C.	47 (77%)
		--------
		61


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%)
		---------
		61


12. Should Sun...
	A. Support MoOLIT.
	B. Keep and evolve OLIT.
	C. Don't care.

	A.	16 (26%)
	B.	07 (11%)
	C.	38 (62%)
		--------
		61

-- 
Jeff Francis, HelioCentric Software, uunet!uuhelio!jpf, (515) 232-1300