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From: Mark Tinguely <tinguely@plains.nodak.edu>
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To: hackers@freebsd.org, ulim@CoLi.Uni-SB.DE
Subject: Re:  OpenStep for FreeBSD?
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NeXTStep/OpenStep was designed for PostScript Display (which the major vendor's
X now have and are paying $$ to Adobe for it) and Mach. Both of those
requirements will be tough to fill in xxxBSD or Linux.

--mark.

PS. having a free OpenStep implementation will not solve the problem that
    commerical programs written for it will not be given out in source form
    and based on what is available today, I doubt will be compiled to run
    Linux/FreeBSD.