OS/2, eCS & ArcaOS - Technical > Programming
Brainstorm: OS/2 on a Different Kernel
Martin Iturbide:
Hello
--- Quote from: SoundChaser on July 08, 2025, 03:23:14 pm ---Some days I wonder if the best thing that could happen to that kernel is a leak of it and the default drivers set.
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There was already a leak of the source code of the Warp 4 (not 4.5) kernel. I personally don't have the skill to know how useful is the source code. The issue is that it had fired in the past the discussion if it is legal or not to use it.
According the some people, the OS4 Russian Team created derivatives of the kernel with this leaked source code.... more discussion.
Also we have Arca Noae that as a formal commercial agreement with IBM and those kind of agreements you are required to protect the intelectual property of IBM.
About the leaked source code I guess it is only legal under the 107 article of the US copyright law, which limits a lot the commercial use of it.
So, I don't know ;D ;D ;D ...we discuss it a lot and the ideal thing (long term) will be that IBM releases the source code or to build an open source clone.
Regards
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