Sorry, but due to the fact that there is Windows code in OS/2 it will probably not be outsourced. Now there is another effort open source effort called Freeos that has stalled. Freeos goal was to clone OS/2. Unfortunately there has not been enough support.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph Shumaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Main Discussion List for KPLUG" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Has IBM really contributed that much to Linux? Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 12:49:55 -0800 > > I don't know if I was clear. I meant that they should make OS2 > open source and put it under the GPL or somesuch. > > Randall Shimizu wrote: > > > IBM has end of lifed OS/2 and they are only providing support on > > a paid basis. The prob > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ralph Shumaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Main Discussion List for KPLUG" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: Has IBM really contributed that much to Linux? > > Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 12:02:30 -0800 > > > > > > > >> I think IBM could contributed a great deal more to open source in > >> general if the would open up OS2 to Wine and ReactOS. > >> > >> > >> Tracy R Reed wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>> I was just reading a couple of links on /. about the history of Windows, > >>> David Weise, etc. > >>> http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/02/04/1457204&tid=109 > >>> > >>> In his latest blog entry he talks about what would have > >>> happened if Weise had not jumpstarted Windows and MS stayed the course > >>> with OS/2. He postulates that IBM would never have felt a need to sponsor > >>> Linux and that Linux would not be where it is today without IBM's help: > >>> > >>> "In my mind, the biggest effect of such a change would be on Linux. > >>> Deprived of the sponsorship of a major enterprise vendor (the other > >>> enterprise players followed IBMs lead and went with OS/2), Linux remained > >>> as primarily an 'interesting' alternative to Solaris, AIX, and the other > >>> *nix based operating systems sold by hardware vendors." > >>> > >>> But I can't really name a single code or feature or anything really > >>> obvious that made such a huge difference in my use or enjoyment of Linux. > >>> I know they have contributed (EVMS is the only thing I can name at the > >>> moment but I use LVM) but it's not really clear how it has affected me > >>> (yes, I'm all about ME today!) so I did some digging and found this right > >>> at the top of google: > >>> > >>> http://www-124.ibm.com/developerworks/oss/linux/ > >>> > >>> Click on the patches link on the left. Turns out they have their hands in > >>> quite a bit of stuff. > >>> > >>> Also lots of interesting comments to this on Osterman's blog. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> -- KPLUG-List mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- KPLUG-List mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm -- KPLUG-List mailing list [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
