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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!news.sdsmt.edu!tau.uac.net!news.tufts.edu!blanket.mitre.org!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news.new-york.net!ritz.mordor.com!ritz From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) Subject: Re: Word processor type application for freebsd/xwin X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Lines: 31 Organization: Mordor International Message-ID: <DrELJv.65B@ritz.mordor.com> References: <eng-sc.831390815@reef.cs.jcu.edu.au> <01bb407a.00618740$257847cc@quark.quanta.com> <4na6bv$ei1@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 16:23:55 GMT John Fieber (jfieber@fallout.campusview.indiana.edu) wrote: : In article <01bb407a.00618740$257847cc@quark.quanta.com>, : Ross S. W. Walker <rsww@quanta.com> writes: : > There is Wordperfect for Linux out there that isn't too expensive : > (though wp is massive). It requires Motif and I'm not sure if the : > FreeBSD Linux emulation is capable of running it, but maybe someone : > who has tried can give an answer on that. There is of course TeX! : : I believe that linux users running WordPerfect are running the SCO : version which does in fact use Motif, but is statically linked so it : matters not whether you have Motif. FreeBSD's sco emulation is not : good enough to run the SCO WordPerfect. More precicely, it isn't : good enough to run Globtrotter's Flexlm license server. The fact : that the WordPerfect demo (which doesn't require the license server) : runs is an indication that if the licence server problem is fixed, : thin WordPerfect itself would be fine. : : I started to look at the problem, but using ktrace on the license : manager causes a panic and reboot in the May 1st snapshot. : : Anyway, this is all a moot point for the original question which : explicitly stated that WordPerfect was not an option due to cost. Not to mention the fact that WP isn't terribly functional. I don't understand people's fascination with paying huge amounts of money to run an old rev of WP under unix when you can get the latest rev (still not terribly functional for my tastes) for 1/3 of the price for windoze. Sure, it's neat that it works, but does anyone really use the thing? Chris -- Christopher Mauritz | For info on internet access: ritz@mordor.com | finger/mail info@ritz.mordor.com OR Mordor International | http://www.mordor.com/ 201/212/718 internet access | Modem: (201)433-7343,(212)843-3451