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From: randy@erik.UUCP (Randy Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re:  MOTIF on SUN - I give up
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Date: 1 Apr 91 23:36:53 GMT
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From: uunet!touch.touch.com!chris (Chris Moore)
> I have no need for MOTIF sources but find it hard to believe that compiled
> versions of a $1000 piece of source cost $500 or more when the royalty paid
> back to OSF is less than 10% of that and there is little if any value added
> in these products.....

There may actually may be negative value "added."  It may be worth
something to have the stuff compiled (properly), but beware getting
old versions of Motif.  Some vendors will still happily charge you money
for version 1.0, which didn't work real well (I'm being gentle) and 
which was almost impossible to use without peeking at the source.  At least
if you get it from OSF you get the latest version and have the source to
assist the documentation.  (And of course, OSF will send a letter to 
Personal Workstation on your behalf claiming bias on their part for
not listing your application(s) in their chart of shippping GUI apps:-)