OS/2 Open Source Petition

OS2World conducted a petition to IBM to Open Source OS/2. Here are the highlights:

• April, 2005 - Online Petititon to Open Source OS/2 started.
• September 25, 2005 - Online Petition to Open Source OS/2 - It was sent to IBM and contained 11,613 signatures.
• November 19, 2007 - Sent a Second Letter requesting a reply from IBM.
• January, 2008 - IBM sent a reponse to the sencod petition. IBM replyied that they will not open source OS/2.

News Coverage

• Petition To Get OS/2 Open Source - Slashdot - 25 Apr 2005.
• Thousands back petition to open source OS/2 - ZDNet - July 19, 2005
• Fans petition to open source OS/2 - The Register -  July 20, 2005
• Demand That IBM Open-Source OS/2 - PRLog -  Dec. 9, 2007
• IBM Will Not Open Source os/2  - OSNews -  21st Jan 2008
• IBM snubs OS/2 open source plea - The Register - 22nd January 2008
• IBM Won't Open Source OS/2  - Slashdot - January 22 2008
• I'm Glad That IBM Declined to Release the OS/2 Source - OSNews - 7th Feb 2008

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