Chiming in late here. I found this via a Google search.
I wonder of any response of official position or intention from IBM.
The reduction in signatures of the second petition may be due to the fact that OS/2 was released many years ago - it's appeal to newer, younger users is probably nil (this is dates me, I'm 40!). I could be wrong. Add to that the aspect of virtualization.
If OS/2 code (or the portions thereof) were released "today," along with a complete list of holes to fill in (missing proprietary code), my question is would there be sufficient development interest to move this product forward into mainstream use. And, as is, how would it compete with Windows XP Pro, which seems to be the de facto standard on preferred desktop in the business world (from my contacts, anyway).
Obviously, getting the code out there is the first step.
Perhaps this is irrelevant, but I would really enjoy seeing OS/2 released into the wild, to see what people can do with it.
Regards...
I wonder of any response of official position or intention from IBM.
The reduction in signatures of the second petition may be due to the fact that OS/2 was released many years ago - it's appeal to newer, younger users is probably nil (this is dates me, I'm 40!). I could be wrong. Add to that the aspect of virtualization.
If OS/2 code (or the portions thereof) were released "today," along with a complete list of holes to fill in (missing proprietary code), my question is would there be sufficient development interest to move this product forward into mainstream use. And, as is, how would it compete with Windows XP Pro, which seems to be the de facto standard on preferred desktop in the business world (from my contacts, anyway).
Obviously, getting the code out there is the first step.
Perhaps this is irrelevant, but I would really enjoy seeing OS/2 released into the wild, to see what people can do with it.
Regards...