21 Jul
2005
21 Jul
'05
3:57 a.m.
On 15 Jul, 2005, at 11:47, Cini, Richard wrote:
OK, the inevitable Slashdot-type question...when will IBM open license
OS/2
(if at all)? There have been calls for this for years before IBM
finally
nailed the coffin shut.
There is absolutely no possibility that IBM wil open-source OS/2.
Microsoft has joint ownership to part of the code.
It would be nice if we could get Workplace Shell upgraded and made
available for Linux, I believe IBM have all the rights to that.
In the meantime, I am happily running eComStation, which is the current
SOHO-distro of OS/2.
That is, however, not going to be on-topic for a long time, since it is
still marketed and maintained.
And as long as several major banks and at least one major credit card
company continue to rely on OS/2, IBM will continue to maintain it on a
paid basis.
Expensive, but probably worth the money when you are in that line of
business.
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-bv