Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 03:52:24 -0700 From: Josef Grosch <jgrosch@superior.mooseriver.com> To: Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com> Cc: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, feedback@xfree86.org, FreeBSD Chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Changes to X11 licensing with X11R6.4 Message-ID: <19980407035224.25848@mooseriver.com> In-Reply-To: <199804071024.DAA14511@rah.star-gate.com>; from Amancio Hasty on Tue, Apr 07, 1998 at 03:24:11AM -0700 References: <19980407193223.59144@freebie.lemis.com> <199804071024.DAA14511@rah.star-gate.com>
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On Tue, Apr 07, 1998 at 03:24:11AM -0700, Amancio Hasty wrote: > Also, does it mean that Motif is going to be cheaper 8) Two different products. I don't think a change in X11R6.4 royalties is going to have much effect on cost of Motif. > If it means that companies such as WC have to shelved thousands of dollars > for a license then forget it -- I think we will probably stay behind . I do not agree. If you read the FAQ on TOG's web page (http://www.camb.opengroup.org/tech/desktop/x/xlicensefaq.htm) the cost to for-profit resellers is $7,500 per year for up to 50,000 units per year for non-members. Basic math says this is $0.15 per unit. For members the price drops to $0.10 per unit. I sincerely hope the Walnut Creeks profit margin is not not so slim as to be hurt by an increase of $0.15 per unit shipped. An increase in price to cover this cost will bearly be noticed, even by cheap bastards like myself. We can either appeal to TOG for a non-profit status or we can just pony up the lousy 15 cents per unit. Com'on, you can knock over a kid in the street for 15 cents. Josef "Just my $0.15" Grosch -- Josef Grosch | Another day closer to a | FreeBSD 2.2.5 jgrosch@MooseRiver.com | Micro$oft free world | UNIX for the masses To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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