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From: david@ics.ics.COM (David B. Lewis)
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Subject: Re: Motif *unavailable* from Digital?
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Date: 5 Feb 90 16:40:01 GMT
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>What do you find hard to believe. Digital has an excellent X11 Environment
>(XUI). To strengthen it's commitment to the OSF, DEC intends to migrate to a 
>MOTIF based environment over time. To avoid causing problems for it's existing
>installed base, this migration will not happen in one major release.
>Motif is available under a beta test type agreement to software vendors. Those
>that need it now, have access to it. THose that don't need it now, will get it
>in the near future.
>Peter Quodling		         Internet:     quodling@blumon.enet.dec.com

At the OSF/Motif Road Show in Toronto last week the Digital representative
on a Q&A panel was asked this question and said that Motif would not be 
supported on all platforms as the primary toolkit until approximately one year
from now.

He did not say when the first release on any platform would be.


David B. Lewis  david@ics.com  david%ics.UUCP@bu.edu  ...!uunet!ics.com!david

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