Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!ucbvax!sdcsvax!jww From: jww@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU (Joel West) Newsgroups: comp.windows.news Subject: Re: Cost of NeWS Message-ID: <3039@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU> Date: Sat, 25-Apr-87 14:43:22 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcsvax.3039 Posted: Sat Apr 25 14:43:22 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 26-Apr-87 21:35:40 EDT References: <846@eneevax.UUCP> <662@unirot.UUCP> Organization: Western Software Technology, Vista, CA Lines: 14 Keywords: license cost In article <662@unirot.UUCP>, patwood@unirot.UUCP (Patrick Wood) writes: > I've spoken with the folks at Sun with regards to licensing NeWS. As of > two months ago, the license fee was $25,000 for full source. What is the price of a source license for the X Window System? $00,000 Sometimes marketing disadvantages will nullify whatever technical advantages a piece of software might have. -- Joel West {ucbvax,ihnp4}!sdcsvax!jww (ihnp4!gould9!joel once I fix news) jww@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu if you must