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From: korp@atlantis.ees.anl.gov (Peter Korp)
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Subject: Re: $1000
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Date: 18 Nov 90 17:29:49 GMT
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In article <9011170339.AA15348@expo.lcs.mit.edu> DAN@IBM.COM writes:
>Hmm. $1000 for OPENLOOK (free) and $1000 for Motif (not free).

Ahem...

Do people still not understand? A quick education then.

Open Look - A "look & feel" specification by AT&T and Sun Microsystems
Motif - "A "look & feel" specification by Open Software Foundation

Xm - An X toolkit based on Xt that implements Motif.
Xt+(OLIT) - An X toolkit based on Xt that implements Open Look
XView - An X toolkit based on Xlib that implements Open Look
tnt - A NeWS toolkit that implements Open Look.

OpenWindows - A *window system* that merges the X and NeWS protocols. Includes
              things like Open Fonts, and the OLIT, XView and tnt toolkits.

Now, if you want Open Look get it for free from expo in the form of XView, one
of you IBM guys figured out how to do that and even ported it to your RS/6000
machines. If you want Motif send $1000 to OSF for source.

Please do not confuse OpenWindows with Open Look. They have absolutely nothing
in common.

Peter