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Posted by Kim Haverblad - Sunday, 02 December 2007
On November 19, 2007, we sent a second letter to IBM where we insisted on implementing the stipulations contained in this petition because we believe that OS/2 is an important part of the history of the Operating System, and furthermore, it still contains values that the computer science field considers unique. More than two years ago on September 25, 2005, we sent IBM a letter with a petition that contained 11,613 signatures requesting IBM to release the source code of Operating System 2 (OS/2 Warp) - or at least release the source code that IBM owns - to the public under an open source license - this is why we sent a second letter to following at IBM:
After talks with the OS/2 development community, we have found that the following three important components will be basic to the continued development of OS/2:
We would like to courteously and amicably insist on adopting the open source request for these components, or otherwise, at least release the code that can enable it to become public. These components will be an important contribution to the general open source community as well as to the Computer Science educational area. Open sourcing these components will also allow the developers’ community to keep supporting OS/2, and it will allow the Operating System industry to make innovations with a higher level of integration. With Kindest Regards,
Netlabs: netlabs.org was founded in 1997 by Adrian Gschwend with the goal of creating a center for free OpenSource Software for OS/2 and also eComStation (eCS). Today netlabs.org is one of the largest developers of OS/2 software outside of IBM itself. With its many ground-breaking projects, netlabs.org has won a name for itself in the great OS/2 and eCS Community. OS2 World: Launched in May 2000 by Kim Haverblad, the site is now the best source for news about OS/2 & eCS. As an international collaborative community, the Internet site also gives the OS/2 & eCS community a common platform upon which they can interact with each other. Having grown from modest origins into a powerful resource for OS/2 & eCS, it is now one of the major OS/2 & eCS sites available. Note: the original letter sent to IBM can be found in the OS2 World library section. Since we received a lot of e-mails from people that missed out to sign the first petition, we have decided to open up a second petition round with the primary purpose to show IBM that there is a big interest of getting OS/2 open sourced. To participate and to sign the petition, please visit the OS2 World petition section. To support our work, please then concider to make donations to OS2 World - please then visit OS2 World sponsor section. |
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