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From: "Josef C. Grosch" <jgrosch@xsvr2.cup.hp.com>
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Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 14:21:54 -0700
In-Reply-To: Garth Corral <garthc@compass-da.com>
"Which Motif for FreeBSD?" (Aug 29, 2:04pm)
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Subject: Re: Which Motif for FreeBSD?
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On Aug 29, 2:04pm, Garth Corral wrote:
> Subject: Which Motif for FreeBSD?
>
> Hello all,
>
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> 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?
>
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>
>
> 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
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