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# Vincent S. Cojot, openlook@NOSPAM4cojot.name (remove "NOSPAM4")
# Revision 1.0b1, Mon Jan  9 09:51:35 EST 2017

About this package:
-------------------

The OpenWindows (c) Augmented Compatibility Environement for Solaris 9 and 10.

Abreviated to "OWacomp" in the rest of this document for the sake of clarity.

  If you are using Solaris 9 or Solaris 10 and you are missing
  the older OpenWindows Deskset environment, then these packages are
  for you! If you need to compile XView/OLIT/DevGuide applications
  on either Solaris 9 or Solaris 10 then these packages may
  be of some help as well.

Support Notice:
---------------
  Although most of the binaries provided here are (c) SUN Microsystems
  Inc., the OpenWindows environment is unsupported on Solaris 9 or 10.
  Please don't bother SUN about this. If you need to report something,
  send e-mail to openlook@NOSPAM4cojot.name (remove "NOSPAM4") and the
  author will do its best to fix it if that's repairable.

Supported Systems:
------------------
- RHEL5/6/7 and Centos5/6/7 for i386/x86_64.

What is included:
-----------------
OWacomp is mostly a re-packaged version of:

- Some os Solaris OpenWindows SUNWol binary packages and patches.

- Extra XView tools used by the author over the years and
  that others might be interested in. (olvwm, dumptool, disktool,
  rootmenu, etc..). Suggestions are welcomed if you'd like to see this
  list expanded.

What is not included:
---------------------
- The source code to the original OpenWindows binaries is (c) SUN
  Microsystems Inc. and is not available.
  Please note that the author never had access to that source code and
  as such the rebuilt packages are only what they are: rebuilds of packages
  consisting of packaged binaries built by SUN Microsystems Inc.

- The source code to some of these applications (dumptool, rootmenu)
  is under NDA with the author and will not be provided.

- The source code to the other applications (xvset, olvwm, pantool, disktool, 
  etc...) is available in the SUNWolsrc package. (Release 1.0b3)

Download URL:
-------------

For now all we have is:
http://www.freshmeat.net/projects/owacomp (Project Page)
http://www.freshmeat.net/projects/owacomp (Download)

Disclaimer:
-----------
  I am doing this rebuild as a personal pet projet and I am
  sharing it with others on the Internet in the hopes that this will be helpful
  to people who would like to keep using OpenWindows under Solaris 9 or 10.

  I have not asked SUN for permission to redistribute their binaries
  because I could not find who to ask (perhaps members of the OpenSolaris
  Advisory Board) but if you have a better idea or even better an e-mail,
  please contact me.

  Using these packages should be pretty safe but I hereby disclaim
  any responsability in what could happen to you, your computers or
  your company if you (mis)use them.

  ------------=========== HAVE FUN ==========--------------
Source: ReadMe_OW3_RHELX.txt, updated 2017-01-09