Subject: Re: Lobby for Motif Development for NetBSD
To: Markus Illenseer <markus@server.peacock.de>
From: Jose Alburquerque <joselito@becky.smartec.com>
List: current-users
Date: 12/06/1996 13:50:50
On Fri, 6 Dec 1996, Markus Illenseer wrote:
> I have been thinking about to create a CD-ROM which would include Motif
> licences for all "imortant" architectures supported by NetBSD. (Motif
> wants to be licensed "by CPU")
>
> There are several issues though:
>
> - which platforms are imortant?
> - which applications are available at all which require Motif?
>
> The last issue is of main importance and a search yielded into the
> conclusion that a Motif-Distribution is just too expensive and does not
> rectify the price of the CD-ROM (About 70 to 150$US).
>
> A good alternative would be to have a common place where Motif is installed
> and where statically linked binaries could be compiled and then be
> distributed. But who...?
>
> --
> Markus Illenseer
>
I would not mind having my system for this purpose. However, my Amiga
2000/030 at 25 MHz is a bit slow for compilation. I'm soon getting a
Pentium which could also be used for this purpose, but I would really like
to see Motif for NetBSD/Amiga, as I'm planning to upgrade to a faster
processor with more memory. I would also like to see CDE (if possible)
for either platform. Maybe I could setup a cross-compilation environment
on the Pentium (I've done it before and I think it can be done). If
necessary, I guess I'm volunteering. But I wouldn't mind paying for the
CD if neccessary also.
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