Mark, I noticed your ICS and ICS name of the Press Release. Congratulations. It would be a great help to MOTIF developers.
Regards Suhaib Mark Hatch wrote: > It was released under a modified IBM Public License. I'm told the primary > difference was that the license was modified to only apply to "open systems". > > ICS was part of the announcement, and so we were able to build Motif > binaries for most of the Linux platforms (including PPC, Alpha, and Sparc). > You can download them at: > > http://www.motifzone.net/download/ > > We've 7 mirrors operational at this point, so I think we are the best shot > at the moment. > > Were also pressing a CD with the source, postscript docs, and all the Linux > & FreeBSD ports (~500mb). That should be shipping by end of week. > > Regards > > Mark > > At 10:09 AM 5/15/2000 -0400, Suhaib Siddiqi wrote: > > >It is a great News for OpenDX and other GUI apps developers. Starting today > >MOTIF goes > >OpenSource, at least for Linux and other GPL'ed OS, as the Press Release > >from OSF reads. > > > >Suhaib > > > >The Open Group Announces > >Public License for Motif > > > > > > > > > >Menlo Park, CA - May 15th, 2000 - The Open GroupTM, a vendor and > >technology-neutral consortium dedicated to enterprise integration, announced > >today that it is releasing the source code of MotifR, using a public > >license, to the Open Source community. > > > > > > > > > >"As the graphical user interface toolkit of choice on UNIXR systems, Motif > >is the most successful technology available today for heterogeneous > >platforms," said Allen Brown, President and CEO of The Open Group. "We want > >to support the momentum of Open Source operating systems such as LinuxR and > >FreeBSD by developing an Open MotifR licence for use with Open Source > >operating systems." > > > > > > > > > >This license will allow the release of the Motif source code, as a product > >called Open Motif, for use, reproduction and distribution on operating > >systems that are themselves Open Source programs, such as Linux and FreeBSD, > >without the payment of royalties. The license can be found at > >http://www.opengroup.org/openmotif/license. > > > > > > > > > >Supporters of Open Motif initiative include: Imperial Software Technology > >(IST) (www.ist.co.uk), Integrated Computer Solutions (ICS) (www.ics.com), KL > >Group (www.klgroup.com), and Metro Link (www.metrolink.com). > > > > > > > > > >"As the creators of X-DesignerR, the world's leading Motif GUI builder, > >we're delighted to have assisted The Open Group in preparing Open Motif for > >release," said Derek Lambert, CEO of Imperial Software Technology. "The > >advent of Open Motif extends the reach of standards-based, professional user > >interface technology to the new free operating system platforms which will > >materially assist in the acceptance of Linux and FreeBSD in the corporate > >networked application environment." > > > > > > > > > >ICS, the company that The Open Group has employed for over two years to > >support the Motif source code licensees, will also be supporting Open Motif. > >Mark Hatch, Chief Operating Officer of ICS commented "Customers of our > >Builder Xcessory PRO product, the industry leading user interface > >development environment for UNIX and Linux systems, have been waiting for > >the open source community to embrace Motif before initiating their ports to > >Linux. Today's announcement of Open Motif is key to getting Linux out of the > >backroom and onto the desktop running the business critical applications of > >the enterprise. Without a doubt, this announcement means more success for > >Linux in the enterprise." > > > > > > > > > >"The release of Open Motif is great news for Motif and Open Source > >communities," said Dennis MacNeil, product marketing manager for KL Group. > >"Open Motif is an enterprise-ready, industrial strength toolkit that will > >enable software developers to deliver powerful mission-critical applications > >to Open Source platforms like Linux and FreeBSD. The market leader in Motif > >widgets, KL Group has been committed to the advancement of Motif development > >for more than 10 years. In support of The Open Group initiative, we have > >produced one of the first versions of Open Motif to allow developers to > >access the source code. Open Motif will be freely available from The Open > >Group and KL Group's Web site." > > > > > > > > > >"Motif has long been a useful, popular tool for developers. Since 1991, > >Metro Link has been porting, testing and producing packages for Motif. Metro > >Link was the first company to ship a commercial product on Linux, that being > >Motif. Metro Link Motif has been certified by one of the most popular > >database vendors as the most stable supported graphical interface > >available," said Morgan Von Essen, Metro Link CEO and President. "Now that > >version 2.1 is freely available on open source systems, Metro Link believes > >that even more developers will be attracted to the Motif environment with > >its reliability and portability. We are fully committed to standards-based > >open source development. This movement by The Open Group is a significant > >demonstration of the open source community's effort to establish universal > >standards for key software products." > > > > > > > > > >Those wishing to distribute Open Motif are invited to become Supporters of > >the Open Motif initiative. They are required to provide a binary version of > >the Open Motif products for an Open Source operating system on the central > >web site being hosted by The Open Group. > > > > > > > > > >The source of Open Motif is available now at > >http://www.opengroup.org/openmotif. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >About Motif > > > > > > > >Motif is the industry standard graphical user interface (GUI) available on > >more than 200 hardware and software platforms. It is the de facto graphical > >user interface on UNIX systems in heterogeneous networked computing > >environments. Motif is fully specified by the IEEE 1295 standard, providing > >application developers, system vendors, and end users with a stable, mature > >and reliable environment for application presentation on a wide range of > >platforms. Motif is also the base graphical user interface for the Common > >Desktop Environment (CDE) and a number of other desktops. The current > >release of Motif is 2.1.30. (For more information, visit > >http://www.opengroup.org/motif). > > > > > > > > > >About Open Source > > > > > > > > > >For more information on Open Source, including the Open Source Definition, > >visit the Open Source Initiative web site at > >http://www.opensource.org/osd.html. > > > > > > > > > >About The X Window System > > > > > > > > > >The X Window System, supporting Motif, provides the only common windowing > >environment bridging the heterogeneous platforms in today's enterprise > >computing. The X Window System is the most successful Open Source > >collaborative technology developed to date and is the de facto standard > >graphical engine for Linux and UNIX systems. The inherent independence of > >the X Window System from the operating system and hardware has made it > >widely available and deployed, in use on over 20 million desktops worldwide. > >The current release is X11R6.4. (For more information, visit www.x.org). > > > > > > > > > >About The Open Group > > > > > > > >The Open Group, a vendor and technology-neutral consortium, is committed to > >delivering greater business efficiency by bringing together buyers and > >suppliers of information systems to lower the cost and risks associated with > >integrating new technology across the enterprise. The Open Group's mission > >is to deliver assurance of conformance to Open Standards through the testing > >and certification of suppliers' products. More information on the > >organization can be found at http://www.opengroup.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >UNIX and Motif are registered trademarks of The Open Group in the US and > >other countries. The Open Group and the X Window System are trademarks of > >The Open Group. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Editorial Contact: > > > >Sean Egusa, [EMAIL PROTECTED], MacKenzie Kesselring Inc. 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