Actually it wasn't the licensing that killed OS/2. The problem was that Microsoft kept changing the win-32 api. Microsoft changed the the Win32s api 6 times in one quarter.
OS/2 for PPC was what killed OS/2. When Lou Gerstner took over the IBM Personal Power Systems division had been established. OS/2 for PPC was behind schedule and for some reason they decided to build computers already. At the time IBM was in financial crisis and this inventory hurt their profits. When Gerstner saw this he eliminated the division and fired the VP. As a consequence OS/2 it was decided to phase out OS/2. ----- Original Message ----- From: "JD Runyan" <[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 16:29:55 -0600 > > 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 contribut a great deal more to open source in > >> general if the would open up OS2 to Wine and ReactOS. > >> > MS killed OS2 with licensing of their code. You think SCO is bad, > just watch MS if IBM tried to open any of OS2. > -- "It ain't the heat; it's the humility." > --Yogi Bera > -- [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 -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
