Hi Chase, > On Feb 2, 2021, at 14:26, Chase <nicetry...@protonmail.ch> wrote: > > 1. I've heard about a test suite in the wiki, but I have little knowledge > about it, is this what the examples directory is for?
I read the same thing, which made me wonder if the Open Group released it but it was never committed. I don’t think the examples directory is the same thing. This system is supposed to be a very sophisticated automatic GUI tester, replaying user interactions, etc. > 2. While getting SPI on board would be nice, I doubt they would be interested > in a niche project like ours. It might be worthwhile to ask. They not only assist massive projects like X.org, but smaller stuff like the MIT-licensed Fluxbox window manager too. > 3. MIT licensing isn't happening from what I've been told, not only would The > Open Group need to get on board, but every contributor in the CONTRIBUTORS > list (some of their emails don't even work anymore) I have the same fears, which is what spurred me to ask if I could assign my rights. I know that the Open Group had to hunt down a ton of people (reverse engineering the rest) just to make LGPL Motif possible, and I don’t want to contribute to a similar problem. I noticed that the Open Group entirely purged all mention of Motif/CDE from their website recently; rather sad because they had some awesome documentation - at least archive.org got most of it. I think that’s a strong indicator they do not intend to license or support Motif in the future. Maybe this is far fetched, but it might be worth their while to gift it to a non-profit, like I believe happened with the X.org foundation. > Personally, I think that your time would be used better if you helped us test > and fix any issues with the AIX and HPUX port. These haven't been tested in > possibly decades and at least for the HPUX port, I have strongly considered > just removing it from the repo, it's death date is 2025 and even the linux > kernel guys have orphaned support for itanium, i.e. the only architecture it > will run on after March of this year (HP9000 is slated for EOL then). I’d like to, but I can’t afford the asking price for most of those systems. That’s part of the reason I like UnixWare - I can run it on a cheap x86 dual core and they gave it away free for personal use a long time ago. I think Polarhome might be a good solution. The ksh93 maintainer is using it for regression tests. Thanks, Lev > Thank you for your time, > -Chase > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ > On Monday, February 1, 2021 6:25 PM, Lev via cdesktopenv-devel > <cdesktopenv-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Several tickets have been opened concerning CDE compilation failures on >> SPARC systems due to GOT limits. This patch should remedy the main issue and >> I’ll try to followup to see if there are others. >> >> As an aside, I really enjoy seeing the diversity of platforms and >> architectures that CDE enthusiasts are using. >> >> I had a couple of other questions: >> >> - Does anyone have access to the CDE test suite or QATS for Motif? Being >> able to run automated regression tests would be a huge help. >> - What about reaching out to a group like Software in the Public Interest >> to assist us organizationally? >> >> Personally, if I am going to be making a lot of changes to this project >> or the future UNIX port, I’d like to be able to assign my copyright to a >> trustee to make any future MIT transition easier. They might also be able to >> assist licensing negotiations with the Open Group as a non-profit with >> expertise. >> >> Kind regards, >> Lev >> >> >> cdesktopenv-devel mailing list >> cdesktopenv-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cdesktopenv-devel > > _______________________________________________ cdesktopenv-devel mailing list cdesktopenv-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cdesktopenv-devel
