Dean Anderson wrote:
> You _do_ want to use Motif in your programs because it is a standardized
> widget set developed by the Open Software Foundation (OSF). Now known as
> The Open Group (of X/Open, X Consortium, and OSF), Motif was made free
> software in 2000. Prior to that, a small source license fee was
> required.
Motif is only free if your application is running on "an open source
operating system", under license terms that even open source operating
systems like Fedora & Debian find unacceptable for including in their
distros. Attempts to get the license changed have so far failed, and
the Open Group's resistance to change only dooms it to further obscurity.
Motif applications do not work with accessibility helpers, thus will not
comply with regulations and laws such as US Government Sec. 508, the
Americans with Disabilities Act, and similar laws in the EU and other countries.
Motif in OpenSolaris is not being actively enhanced, developed or maintained,
so it really is considered legacy software here.
--
-Alan Coopersmith- alan.coopersm...@sun.com
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering
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