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Subject: Re:  update 1.0.3 or better
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Date: 29 Jan 91 14:43:40 GMT
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A. J. Madison wrote:

> 1) What is update 1.0.3?  Is it just a couple of updates/patches, or an
> entire source tape that needs to be ported?

It's a number of complete source files that are loaded on top of a
source tree.  This source tree should be at 1.0.2, which is itself an
overlay on the complete 1.0.A.

> 2) There seems to be some implication that 1.0.4 exists.  Should I be
> asking for that instead?

Not instead, but as well.  If you call our admin for 1.0.4, you can
request 1.0.2/3 at the same time.

> 3) When updating to 1.0.3, how large an effort is it...
> ... if you were to sit down and attempt a 1.0.3 upgrade, how many
> person days would you schedule for the work, start to finish?

Exactly as long as it takes to re-make the libraries and clients.  Lunch.

> 4) Provided that the 1.0.3 changes are relatively few, anyone out there
> willing to send me the motifications?  I don't think there are any legal
> ramifications, considering how this arrangement is supposed to work, but
> then again, i have not read the contract.  Please feel free to chastise
> me if i've missed the point on this issue.

That would not be proper.  Assuming your license includes tech
updates, you can just call Motif support administration at
(617)621-8990 or motif-support-admin@osf.org.

David Brooks
Systems Engineering
Open Software Foundation