Whats the story with xv and what can I use instead?
xv is an image viewer and file converter for the unix machines. CSU was recently contacted by the author’s lawyer and called our attention to the fact that xv is shareware and must be licensed as such. When you run /usr/local/bin/xv now, it tells you all about how to use it and how to license it. Let’s make this clear. According to xv’s license, you may use it for your own personal use, but it *cannot* be used for classwork or research without the purchase of a license. The cost of an xv license is $25/user (see http://www.trilon.com/xv/pricing.html to buy a license). Due to these licensing terms, we cannot recommend xv for anything save personal use. If you do like xv and want to use it for a class, we do encourage you to purchase the licenses. However, there are some other alternatives if you decide to forgo the use of xv. To wit: • xnview. This is in /usr/local/bin/xnview on the Solaris machines. Its most significant drawback is the lack of postscript conversion. • gimp. gimp is a t
