bsmith@ecst.csuchico.edu (Charles Bennett Smith) (03/01/91)
The Sun SPARCstation1 with SunOS 4.1 that I use comes with the Openlook interface toolkit (OLIT) as a standard widget set. I was wondering if this widget set is publically available. I am concerned that if I write programs that make use of this toolkit, then I will be stuck with only running my programs on Suns. Specifically, I am interested in getting Openlook for an HP 9000 Series 300 workstation. -- Bennett
randy@erik.UUCP (Randy Brown) (03/02/91)
From: uunet!ecst.csuchico.edu!bsmith (Charles Bennett Smith) The Sun SPARCstation1 with SunOS 4.1 that I use comes with the Openlook interface toolkit (OLIT) as a standard widget set. I was wondering if this widget set is publically available. AT&T's Unix System Laboratories licenses the source for this toolkit to commercial concerns, including a redistribution license for binaries, for $1000 per LAN (50-mile radius limit, I think). There may be an educational discount; I've never asked, since I know I wouldn't qualify. Call Linda Norman at (800) 828-UNIX and ask about a source license for "OPEN LOOK Graphical User Interface Release 4." (I think they could sell more if the name were a little jazzier, and less easily confused with the L&F name "Open Look," something like the Xt+ they started out with in the misty dawn of time, but I guess it's well known that AT&T is not the most effective sales force around.) If you license the source, you get features that are unreleased as yet by Sun, such as 3D widgets. Source also includes the file manager, window manager, workspace manager, pixmap editor, etc., etc. Note: I don't work for AT&T; you'll have to read the license yourself to see if you think it's workable. Randy Brown (uunet!erik!rbrown) 12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890