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Lewis Rosenthal:
[Starting a new thread, as the original one seems to have gone off a bit.]

I posted a message a week or so ago concerning my plans to start a new organization focused entirely on OS/2 products and services. For those of you who may have missed that, the gist was that little in the way of new OS/2 products or releases have been made available in the past year or so, and that there seems to be a need in the community for new applications and updates. I was able to locate several contributors of time and resources and get them to come together to form a new company which will be focused on this market, maintaining strong ties to the user community, and dedicated to maintaining the viability of OS/2 on modern hardware.

I also said that I would have further announcements. Today, I'd like to share with you some more details of some of the team working to bring new and updated technology to the platform.

We are working closely with bww bitwise works GmbH in Austria. Bitwise ports software to eCS such as  Java and QT, and is directly involved in the current work to update Firefox for eCS. Also, other developers such as Steven Levine and David Azarewicz have committed to providing time and code for the new company.

We are also working to help make Warpstock Europe 2014 happen this year, and while date and location have not yet been set, we are committed to making details public in the near future.

Many people have come forward offering support and asking what they may do to help. Rest assured, as we move forward, we will stay in touch and will advise when we need assistance. We greatly appreciate the response we've received so far, with so many willing to donate to this project. Stay tuned!

All the best.

Andreas Schnellbacher:
Hi Lewis,

do you have also any news about Joachim and/or Roderick?

Do you have access to the eCS source files repository? Steven surely has.

What is your agreement with Mensys or its successor?

I support any change to a better maintainable system, as it was announced.

Andreas

Sigurd Fastenrath:

--- Quote from: Andreas Schnellbacher on May 30, 2014, 12:43:14 am ---Hi Lewis,

do you have also any news about Joachim and/or Roderick?

Do you have access to the eCS source files repository? Steven surely has.

What is your agreement with Mensys or its successor?

I support any change to a better maintainable system, as it was announced.

Andreas

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Here:

http://news.ecomstation.com/article.php?id=25041&group=ecomstation.support.misc#25041

"An Ejector seat - you are joking"
"I never joke about my work 007"

(More or less: Bond and Q in "Goldfinger")

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbLPQWZWXjs

 ;) ;) :-[ :-[ :-X :-X :D :D :D

Lewis Rosenthal:
Joachim is still with Mensys, though Roderick has left the organization.

While questions abound as to the status of eCS 2.2, there does not seem to be a clear roadmap or projected release date, either for a fresh beta or GA. As a consultant, it's hard for me to justify deploying beta software for a paying client. This is just some of my motivation for starting this new project.

Presently, I have no agreement with Mensys or XEU.

Cheers, guys!

Neil Waldhauer:

--- Quote from: Lewis Rosenthal on May 30, 2014, 04:03:43 pm ---
Presently, I have no agreement with Mensys or XEU.


--- End quote ---

Thanks, Lewis. Good communication includes putting out bad news, too.  If we are limited to putting fixes and enhancements on top of the end users old licenses, it's a pretty serious limitation. I'm looking forward to more clarity on this issue. Like most here, I'm hoping this comes out well.

Good luck!!

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