Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 14:21:54 -0700 From: "Josef C. Grosch" <jgrosch@xsvr2.cup.hp.com> To: Garth Corral <garthc@compass-da.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Which Motif for FreeBSD? Message-ID: <9608291421.ZM2326@xsvr2.cup.hp.com> In-Reply-To: Garth Corral <garthc@compass-da.com> "Which Motif for FreeBSD?" (Aug 29, 2:04pm) References: <Pine.GSO.3.95.960829115606.15086A-100000@mirage>
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On Aug 29, 2:04pm, Garth Corral wrote: > Subject: Which Motif for FreeBSD? > > Hello all, > [ DELETED ] > Which brings me to the point of this message (sorry for the long > winded justification above but making the switch after such a long time > feels a bit like cheating :-) ). The primary reason for the switch is > that I'm in need of a Motif runtime + development package and there are > exactly zero available for NetBSD. The flip side to this is that there > seem to be several available for FreeBSD. > > I used SWiM 1.2.4 when it was available for NetBSD and was a > completely satisfied customer. My inclination would be to get the SWiM 2.0 > distribution for FreeBSD but I noticed that Xinside also has a similar > product. Does anyone have experience with one or the other (or both) of > these products? How do they compare? Is one clearly better than the > other? Are there any restrictions on the use of the Xinside package? > i.e, do I need accelerated-X? I'm not sure but it appears that there may > also be a product from Metrolink (?). Is this true? If so, how does it > compare to the other two? > [ DELETED ] > > > P.S. Another reason for the switch is that for as long as I can remember > (386bsd days) Jordan has always been a voice of reason in the BSD > community and has done a great deal to provide FreeBSD with a very > professional and positive image. Keep up the great work. > >-- End of excerpt from Garth Corral I have been using Motif from Xinside for several months now. I have no problems with it. It seems to be a very fine product and well worth the $150.00 I paid for it. I recomend it very highly. Josef -- Josef Grosch, 47LG4 | "Laugh while you can, | My opinions are mine, not jgrosch@cup.hp.com | monkey boy!" | HPs. They have'nt paid for (408) 447-0467 | - John Warfin - | them yet ! :-)
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