goward@ogccse.ogc.edu (Philip Goward) (11/11/89)
Is there any validation suite or set of test programs
designed to fully exercise X windows functionality?
If so, or if anyone has any related information, please
reply to:
John Roberts
robertsj@admin.ogc.edu
or contact
Harold Williams
Cogent Research, Inc.
(503)690-1450rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler) (11/12/89)
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