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Re: Newbie Question: CDE and 5.2

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bsc@klondike.ml.org)
Wed Nov 25 18:59:49 1998

From: bsc@klondike.ml.org
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 15:59:14 -0800
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.91.981125190435.18812F-100000@alpha.confederationc.on.ca>; from UNIXMAN on Wed, Nov 25, 1998 at 07:04:52PM -0500
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On Wed, Nov 25, 1998 at 07:04:52PM -0500, UNIXMAN wrote:

> > *** I wasn't aware of the fact that it ever was. CDE is a commercial
> > package for which you have to pay...and a lot. Try XFCE2 if you want a
> > free CDE clone.
> 
> what about lesstif?

Lesstif is a motif replacement - a programming library. CDE is a desktop
environment (Common Desktop Environment). They have little to do with
each other, except CDE is often compiled for/with motif.

Blair.

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