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From: green@filitov.isf.rl.af.mil (Charles Green)
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 09:04:26 +1000
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Subject: Willows support for freebsd
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        With all the talk about willows on the mailing lists I thought I'd
post a letter from willows I recieved from them last week. (I had permission
to post the letter)

"Laurent Gharda" stands accused of saying:
} Hello Charles,
} 
} Thanks for your interest in the 32-bit Willows Toolkit (formerly known 
} as TWIN APIW)!  We just posted beta versions of Linux and Solaris, with 
} Mac and the other UNIX versions coming soon.
} 
} And no, there is no FreeBSD version planned available right now.
} 
} HOWEVER, a significant amount of work went into it in the past (with the 
} 16 bit version), which means that we could introduce a 32-bit version 
} cross-platform toolkit (no xwin emulator for now) with a few more weeks 
} of work.
} 
} We have now gone to a commercial model (we charge for our products and 
} services, since no one paid us for our products before) and can no 
} longer expend engineering resources unless there is a return on our 
} investment.  I am sure you appreciate the problem!
} 
} The Willows Toolkit for UNIX (includes source for the libraries for 9 
} different UNIX platforms) costs $4,995 per named developer (with sharp 
} quantity discounts) + 20% per year for support. 
} 
} Not only is this price much lower than the other commercial 
} alternatives, but we charge no royalties (others charge from $75 to $100 
} per shipped copy of the application you build), we provide the source to 
} the libraries and we have a Macintosh version (so we're much more of a 
} true cross-platform solution, we're not just UNIX).
} 
} We could very well introduce a FreeBSD version within weeks if we had 
} just 3 or 4 orders (to cover our costs).  If you feel the availability 
} of a cross-platform toolkit would make a difference toward a broader 
} acceptance of FreeBSD, can you help drum up interest in it so we can 
} justify finishing the work (and yes, it's OK to post this on the mailing 
} lists)?
} 
} We would very much like to introduce such a version, but we need help!
} 
} I look forward to hearing from you, Charles!
} 
} Best regards,
} 
} Laurent
} 
} -- 
} 
} 
} Laurent Gharda 				Tel: 	(408) 777-1825
} Willows Software			Fax: 	(408) 777-1827
} 12950 Saratoga Avenue, Suite A		e-mail:	laurent@willows.com
} Saratoga, CA 95070			URL: 	www.willows.com
}-- End of excerpt from "Laurent Gharda"



-- 
Charles Green, PRC, Inc.
Rome Laboratory, NY