richb@sunchat.UUCP (Rich Burridge) (02/26/89)
Please reply direct to Kent Sandvik at the address below, or to the comp.windows.x newsgroup / xpert mailing list. ----- Begin Included Message ----- From: ksand@appleoz.oz.au ( A/UX Support) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x,aus.wanted Subject: Re: How do I get X in Oz? Message-Id: <486@appleoz.oz.au> Date: 24 Feb 89 00:19:58 GMT References: <568086@vaxa.uwa.oz> Reply-To: ksand@appleoz.oz.AU (Kent Sandvik - A/UX Support) Organization: A/UX Support, Apple Australia In article <568086@vaxa.uwa.oz> d_volaric@vaxa.uwa.oz writes: >Hi, > >By the way, is there any restrictions of (non)comercial use of X-Windows? >Will there be any in the future? As usually restrictions are due to money, money, money. I don't think there will be any restrictions in non-commercial use of X Windows - e.g. you are able to distribute both source and binary X11 applications without worries. Concerning the runtime X11 it all depends on the company that has ported X11 to the target machine. I think there will be PD run-time systems - eventually FSF (Free Software Foundation, one of these 1E6 Foundations today) will release a totally _free_ X11 run-time system with full source. Other things that companies might do (I am not speaking of the company I represent): * There will be no fees to distribute the X libraries and include files, especially if they are identical to the MIT source. * companies like DEC that enhance the X wants a fee for their work. * Workstation companies eventually want a small/medium/big fee for the actual run-time system - if a developer wants the X11 included with the product. Anyway most of the workstation manifacturers bundle the X11 for free with the system software (and charge for the manuals!). Does anyone else have any wild speculations about how to make money with X11? Reg, Kent -- Kent Sandvik - A/UX Support Apple Australia USENET ksand@appleoz.oz.AU APPLELINK AUSTAUX "The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel." -- William Gibson, _Neuromancer_ ----- End Included Message -----
lerici@SUPER.ORG (Peter W. Brewer) (02/28/89)
Try getting an account on uunet or csnet? Peter Brewer lerici@super.org