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From: laukee@canon.UUCP
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Subject: Re: X11/NeWS Availability
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Date: 16 Dec 89 16:34:55 GMT
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>>sun and copied it. the right to use liscense is part of sunos (i.e., it's
>>free), so there's no reason that you shouldn't be able to copy it from

Maybe this will be the case when OpenWindows starts shipping as a part of
SunOS... the licence we got with our FCS/developer's release/whatever
explicitly says that we can run it on the "Designated Equipment" which "means
an equipment configuration comprising a single Sun central processing unit and
associated equipment".  Then again, if it is meant as a developer's release
are we really expected to have a team of people all "developing" on the same
cpu?  I guess they just want to cover their backs (fair enough), maybe they
wouldn't worry too much about inter-group "backups" and "testing" on other
cpus... but perhaps a SUG tape might be stretching it a bit!  Also, a contact
at Solbourne indicates that they haven't (and won't) be licensing the merge,
so no running it on their cpus!  Anyone from Sun care to comment?

>>someone. but don't quote me on that! :-) but hey, it exists, and it's good
>>stuff!!

Yes it does exist, there are a few bugs, some nasty, some just silly, but it's
basically sound, and the documentation is streets ahead of previous Sun stuff.
The NeWS side can be a little pedestrian, but the X side fairly flies (even in
colour). As for accessibility, what you do is put in a big order, say a couple
of 4/390s and a dozen or so 4/60s, make the order dependent upon receipt of
the merge, and presto!

	-- David
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