On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 22:25:16 EDT, Ed Finnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >In a message dated 7/18/2005 8:27:13 P.M. Central Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > http://news.com.com/2061-10809_3-5792778.html?part=rss&tag=5792778&subj=news > (wrap repaired -- gil)
> They can clamor 'til they're blue in the face, ain't gonna happen. > Too much IP invested. > OTOH, IBM, like Netscape, SUN, and to some extent Apple, might just hate Microsoft enough to do it. On the Gripping Hand: o IBM might have legal entanglements with contractors (perhaps even with Microsoft?) that preclude redistributing OS/2 source code. o How many Linucians would be impelled, even by open source, to convert to OS/2? -- gil -- StorageTek INFORMATION made POWERFUL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
