Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 02:17:08 +1100 (EST) From: Richard Lyon <rlyon@ozemail.com.au> To: Dave Bodenstab <imdave@synet.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Net access to motif? Is this a goofy idea or what? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961205015344.1671A-100000@rlyon.mynet.au> In-Reply-To: <199612040026.SAA12232@base486.synet.net>
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On Tue, 3 Dec 1996, Dave Bodenstab wrote: > > I noticed that someone else brought up the question of linking motif > applications without having to buy motif... Unfortunately, lesstif is > not yet near enough to completion. I am not really interested as a > developer in using motif -- I just want to link various public software > packages to create static binaries -- so it's not worth the money (at least > for now) to buy the libraries. But I, too, would like to link using the > motif libraries. Let me float this idea... > Version 0.71 of lesstif was released a few days. My first attempt at compiling Xinvest worked, but with a few warnings. I am currently testing it. So far one core dump and quite a few diagnostic warnings (widget problems), but it does sort of run. Sure looks pretty. Lesstif is getting there, maybe in another 6 months .... The linux binaries are available. You could try running these. Then if you really like something maybe the cost of swim motif will be more acceptable. I don't think you can distibute motif in the fashion you propose without severely violating the vendors license. Regards Richard ...
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