Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 10:07:12 -0700 From: "Scott Overholser (Volt Computer) (Exchange)" <a-scotov@exchange.microsoft.com> To: "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "'Engineer, 08.ZIYA'" <shyone@constantchange.on.ca> Subject: RE: Motif? Message-ID: <c=US%a=_%p=Microsoft%l=DABONE-960415170712Z-6957@yuri.microsoft.com>
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metrolink sells motif for freebsd. i don't remember their address but i think holly@metrolink.com or sales@metrolink.com will get you some info. motif seems to be perpetually on sale. i paid $150. there are other vendors that sell it for $99 but i can't remember if they had a freebsd port or not. motif is mostly useful for compiling stuff that requires motif. motif is a nice window manager too but i've actually been using bowman for quite awhile now. btw: motif is not a company. it is a product and is owned by the open software foundation. the "motif" name and the source may be licensed for a price. you may find some vendors offering "motif source compatible" versions of "motif" and calling them "mootif" or other strange things. they licensed only the source but not the name. metrolink, for example, licensed both (and you pay for it). there is an effort underway to create a freely distributable motif-like motif. it is called lesstif. it isn't done yet but is available. again, memory fails me. use archie. scotto >---------- >From: Engineer, 08.ZIYA[SMTP:shyone@constantchange.on.ca] >Sent: Saturday, April 13, 1996 8:14 PM >To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: Motif? > > >*sigh* > >However much it makes my skin crawl to think of paying for a >UNIX-related >package, i have to admit that Motif is beginning to look >intertesting... >can anyone provide me with information on FreeBSD ports, price, >documentation, etc? > >Thanks, >Mit >who is wondering if Motif as a company appreciates how much business >they are getting from the FreeBSD development project and if they would > >be willing to return favours to it. :) > > > >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > >% ShyOne | Mitayai >% >% Reality Engineer | Project Co-ordinator >% >% Arcturia Three | DreamLabs >% >% shyone@constantchange.on.ca | mitayai@dreaming.org >% >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > > >
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