SGI & The IMD4Linux Project?

thomas536 asks: "I have been following the IMD4Linux Project and am currently using their desktop. The project developer has recently had some difficulty receiving a response from SGI concerning SGI's licensing and a possible partnership between SGI and IMD4Linux. This has resulted in him posting his last letter on the project website. Can anybody in the Slashdot community help him generate a (hopefully positive) response from SGI in this matter?"

Fix the misspellings, for a start

[ObviousGuy]

form -> from
seams -> seems

I don't know anything about the project, but from the information on the website it seems that it is an extension of SGI's source code. How did the author get the source code in the first place to extend? Why would he expect, other than verbal assurances from sources inside SGI, that he would be licensed to release the code.

Likewise, if he intends to release the code under the GPL, he is essentially forcing SGI to release their code under GPL because he would not be able to relicense the code otherwise.

But can someone explain what this project is all about? There is a myriad of things that seem to be going on, but it is hard to nail down what the project in its entirety is about.

Motif?

[sakusha]

Hasn't SGI been extremely negative about Motif clones? I recall the olden days when Lesstif was vital (but rarely operable) but now a Motif clone just seems like an anacronism.