# The LessTif Homepage

LessTif is the Hungry Programmers' version of OSF/Motif®. It aims to be source compatible with OSF/Motif® meaning that the same source code should compile with both and work exactly the same!
LessTif is "free software": it is licensed under the GNU Library General Public License (LGPL). You might also want to check out The Open Source Web for a little more information about the Open Source philosophy in general.

LessTif Status
The current version of LessTif is 0.92.6 as of Dezember 21, 2000. The code is available for download in various packages.

Latest LessTif News
The OpenGroup has published their sources of OpenMotif. Read the core team's statement why the LessTif project will have to stay alive!
For some time now, LessTif distributions contain not only the Motif® clone, but also a set of utility widgets mostly authored by Rick Scott. This widget set is called Xlt. From now on, the LessTif CVS also contains the well known Xbae widget set, and we'll be distributing both Xbae and Xlt as separate distributions.
We're very close to getting the Netscape Navigator to work, dynamically linked to LessTif instead of Motif®. This is called binary compatibility and it looks like we can do it after all (only on some platforms!).
The mailing lists are now archived at www.mail-archive.com. The LessTif list and the commits list are available sorted by thread and date.
Xbae 4.8.4 - a developer's release containing new (but incomplete) functionality is available as of November 14, 2000.
Brand new bugs database for LessTif at SourceForge.net - at http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=8596 .

## Getting LessTif

- Download Page
- CVS
- Mirrors
- CD-ROM vendors

## Bugs

- LessTif bugs database (@ SourceForge.net)
- Reporting Bugs
- Known problems

## Xlt and Xbae

- Xlt Widget Set
- Xbae Widget Set

## Documentation

- LessTif Documentation
- LessTif Installation Instructions
- Release Notes
- LessTif FAQ
- Harold Albrecht's Inside LessTif

## Miscellaneous

- LessTif Advocacy
- Apps that work with LessTif
- Supported Platforms
- Links to documentation, tutorials, ...
- Mailing Lists
- Core Team Members
- How to help with LessTif development
- Version History