From: Harald Milz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: COMMERCIAL/WANTED: A business case for SoftWindows 95 for Linux ? Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 07:00:32 GMT =====BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE===== Folks, this is a transcript of a message from an internal IBM Linux forum. Yes, there are _some_ folks at IBM playing with Linux (like me for example). A fellow IBMer phoned Insignia customer service and spoke with "Kyle". He inquired about a possible Linux port. He was told that they are talking to Red Hat and have two different port methodologies - an easy one/poor performance and a hard one/good performance. They are currently "TRACKING REQUESTS" to customer service to determine market size. Everyone who has a real business case for or is otherwise seriously interested in a native Linux port is encouraged to email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and a) request a port be made, b) (important!) identify sound business reasons why you want it and why it would be a good strategic move, and c) TELL THEM THAT YOU WOULD PAY $$$ FOR IT (as they are concerned that nobody wants to pay for products on a freeware system). Try citing examples like Wabi purchases and explain that we are running out of 16bit code, and Corel WordPerfect Linux/7 from Corel/Software Development Corporation. Encourage this to be sent out to the public at large so all people who are really interested in a native port can write Insignia. This port would be the single most effective method of increasing Linux market share. We can have native apps later - right now we need to run everybody else's W95 apps. This could be what we have been waiting for!!!!!! Don't get me wrong: IBM does (still) not support Linux officially. Do not ask IBM marketing or sales. It's just that there is a community of Linux geeks who are fond of their (our!) free OS! If you are an IBMer and want to join the forum, check the internal newsgroup ibm.ibmunix.linux or LINUX FORUM on IBMUNIX (which has been active since Nov 1992). - -- This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. http://www.iki.fi/mjr/cola-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html =====BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE===== Version: 2.6.3i Charset: latin1 iQCVAgUBNeJhFlrUI/eHXJZ5AQGazQP+NJm6D65uQzzyo8803szRoQLK6RZ03H8T QtDYuYjdQPn4lgXIbR1+hVO21neSxnd/ElZHbBut7iYxjgRfBnw+3oW3Z/flPgaE ePEAkF0FIQzfQ2yggFXKHA4BisUypO9+IJjhPs6ZtbZqL6ONJ3dVDZTxx3oe2VPG jmPanGsU+iM= =pRJm =====END PGP SIGNATURE===== ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.vlsm.org/linux-archive/ Linux CD: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
