From: dwex@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (david.e.wexelblat) Subject: Re: Metrolink's Motif for Linux will run atop Xfree86? Date: Sat, 1 May 1993 14:28:13 GMT
In article <1993May1.060545.7543@samba.oit.unc.edu> Brandon.Vanevery@launchpad.unc.edu (Brandon Vanevery) writes:
> I'm new to X, and all the levels of servers, clients, toolkits, GUIs, and
> APIs are still somewhat confusing to me.
>
> Metrolink has said that in 2 weeks, they will be offering the Motif
> libraries for Linux, at an intro price of $200. Are those libraries going to
> run on top of XFree86? Or is Metrolink planning to sell their own X
> server in the package?
>
> The main issue (for me) is that XFree86 is/will support my Cirrus Logic
> 5426 based card (I'm an alpha tester), whereas I don't know that Metrolink
> has such support.
>
> Please e-mail an answer as well as posting a response. My news server
> doesn't seem to be updating anything right now.
>
> Thanks,
> Brandon
>
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MetroLink's Motif will run alongside/on-top-of XFree86. As far as I know,
they have no plans to bring out a Linux server at this time.