From owner-freebsd-chat Tue Apr 7 03:52:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id DAA05320 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Tue, 7 Apr 1998 03:52:47 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mooseriver.com (dynamic43.pm06.sf3d.best.com [209.24.235.107]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id DAA05315 for ; Tue, 7 Apr 1998 03:52:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jgrosch@mooseriver.com) Received: (from jgrosch@localhost) by mooseriver.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) id DAA17828; Tue, 7 Apr 1998 03:52:24 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <19980407035224.25848@mooseriver.com> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 03:52:24 -0700 From: Josef Grosch To: Amancio Hasty Cc: Greg Lehey , feedback@xfree86.org, FreeBSD Chat Subject: Re: Changes to X11 licensing with X11R6.4 Reply-To: jgrosch@superior.mooseriver.com References: <19980407193223.59144@freebie.lemis.com> <199804071024.DAA14511@rah.star-gate.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.79 In-Reply-To: <199804071024.DAA14511@rah.star-gate.com>; from Amancio Hasty on Tue, Apr 07, 1998 at 03:24:11AM -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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