> It is a question of how IBM can not only reduce their own costs (to currently > produce a separate driver for a subset of kernels of interest to their > customers), but also make sure that the driver exists for all kernels that their > customers run. Looks to me like it is a win/win situation for IBM to fix this, > and a lose/lose to not...
You are naively assuming IBM wishes their customers to be able to run kernels that IBM haven't sanctified. IBM seems to be handling OCO rather intentionally as a way to ensure they have a firm grip on the testicles of their customers Alan
