Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 20:49:25 EST From: n9ogk@juno.com (Jack W Doyle) To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: XInside (Was: Can't find Xm) Message-ID: <19970329.194316.3590.1.N9OGK@juno.com> References: <199703270815.SAA00273@papillon.lemis.de>
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On Thu, 27 Mar 1997 18:45:43 +1030 (CST) grog@lemis.de writes: >Josef Grosch writes: >>> >>> Im trying to move a package from a SCO to a freebsd box - gwstat - >and it >>> uses xmgr - which is where Im stuck. I put the X11R6 libs and >includes >>> in, and thats fine, but its looking for headers in include/Xm as >well as >>> include/X11 - is that motif? Is there a port of this some place? >or of >>> XMGR? >>> >>> I assume there is a solution since the make file has a section for >linux >>> people, and therefore it couldnt be requiring something commercial >no? >>> >>> Any and all help is appreciated! >>> >> >> Xm is Motif. XI Graphics have a very good port of Motif to FreeBSD. >It will >> cost you $150.00. Their URL is http://www.xinside.com > >Good advice, but XInside has changed their name. The following >message might amuse you: > >> http://www.xig.com/ci/pr/970219.xigraphics.html >> >> Leading Software Company Changes Name to Avoid Confusion with >Internet >> Porn Denver -- A leading developer of high-performance graphical >> software has changed its name from X Inside to Xi Graphics. The >> reason: Ongoing confusion between the software developer and the >> increasing number of X-rated pornography companies on the Internet. >> >> "We develop software that solves performance, compatability, and >> correcness issues in the UNIX X Windows environment," explains >Richard >> Van Dyke, vice president of marketing. "However, we do not address >the >> performance issues of the sexually adventurous." >> >> The name X Inside brought a plethora of requests for pornographic >> material, and even impacted the company principals in their dealings >> outside the computer field. "An aspiring model even went so far as >to >> show me a portfolio of highly suggestive photographs," explained >> Thomas Roell, president and chief technology designer. "We felt a >name >> change was in order." > >Greg > I find this a bit on the hilarious side. I can only surmise what other organizations/companies whose name start with 'X' are going through. Will this force the UNIX community to rename 'X Window System' (or X11R6 or X or whatever the individual calls it -- I call it X for simplicity :) ) to something that would eliminate confusion? :) Jack You know you've been using UNIX enough when: * You remember UNIX commands faster than those for DOS. * You try to configure Win95 the same way you try to configure your X window manager. * Someone asks you what wordproc you use and you reply 'vi' (or your favorite text editor). * You type 'ls -a' instead of 'dir /w' in DOS.
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