[S.u.S.E. Linux] X11R6.4 ... costs?
I don't know if it's a April Fools joke or not... but I'd like to find out. I heard a rumor that OpenSource took over X from the X Consortium and that it's going to be $5K..... Here's where I found it: <A HREF="http://www.linuxhq.com/"><A HREF="http://www.linuxhq.com/</A">http://www.linuxhq.com/</A> ---------------------------------- <A HREF="http://homepages.skylink.net/~gecko/index.html"><A HREF="http://homepages.skylink.net/~gecko/index.html</A">http://homepages.skylink.net/~gecko/index.html -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS d+(-) s:+ a29 C++$ UL++>++++ P+++$ L++>++++ E? W+++$ N+(-) o? K- w+++$(--) O M-- V- PS-- PE++ Y++ PGP++ t+ 5 X R+ !tv b++++ DI+++ D++ G++>G+++ e h+ r* y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ <A HREF="http://krypton.mankato.msus.edu/~hayden/.codes/geek3.1.html"><A HREF="http://krypton.mankato.msus.edu/~hayden/.codes/geek3.1.html</A">http://krypton.mankato.msus.edu/~hayden/.codes/geek3.1.html ---------------------------------- -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
Darren wrote:
I don't know if it's a April Fools joke or not... but I'd like to find out.
I heard a rumor that OpenSource took over X from the X Consortium and that it's going to be $5K.....
Here's where I found it:
<A HREF="http://www.linuxhq.com/"><A HREF="http://www.linuxhq.com/</A">http://www.linuxhq.com/</A>
Bummer man! I took a look at the Open Group site. It looks like they are charging for business who make $ with the technology, but if someone wants to use it non-commercially, then they need to fill out a non-commercial liscense to download it. :( mark -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
At 08:22 PM 4/1/98 -0800, you wrote:
I don't know if it's a April Fools joke or not... but I'd like to find out.
I heard a rumor that OpenSource took over X from the X Consortium and that
it's
going to be $5K.....
And here's the relevant paragraph from the Opengroup's announcement letter on X11R6.4. Note both the first and second sentence: With the release of X11R6.4 there will be a commercial use licensing fee associated with the X Window System technology. This new licensing structure will continue to provide the research, application development and hobbiest communities with the same value it always has without a fee. And, it will help assure the continued evolution of the X Window System program with the support of those companies who build their businesses from this technology.
This was at: <A HREF="http://www.opengroup.org/press/31mar98.htm"><A HREF="http://www.opengroup.org/press/31mar98.htm</A">http://www.opengroup.org/press/31mar98.htm TomK -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
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