Thanks "El Vato"; I have had a brief look at the article at eWeek.com: "Microsoft Spins Legal Defeat into PR Fool`s Gold".
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-spins-Legal-Defeat-into-PR-Fools-Gold/ However, as you know there are two sides to a coin; and, with our Russian colleagues blazing the trail in relation to; re: "ESWay-kernel:: Improvements in the nucleus / OS/2 Kernel Improvements:
Also, from the translation of one of the threads on that forum:
"Open the public, there is the kernel source code, or not? Вы не поверите, но судьбой OS/2 интересуются многие компании. You will not believe, but the fate of OS / 2, many companies are interested. Группа компаний Альфа, например. Alfa Group of companies, for example. Одни затраты на смену банкоматов огромные, да и, по сообщениям с мест, - глючат линуксовые банкоматы. Some of the cost of replacing the ATM enormous, and, according to reports from the field - buggy installed ATMs.
Если исходники есть (или хотябы выкупаемы за разумные с точки зрения бизнеса деньги), то я могу попытаться найти инвестора и организовать поддержку и _разработку_ ядра системы с нормальными (4-х значными) зарплатами для программистов. If there is a source (or perhaps vykupaemy reasonable for the business in terms of money), I can try to find and organize investor support and _ razrabotku_ kernel system with a normal (4 - valued x) salary for programmers. Естественно, интересует прежде всего выкупить ядро в собственность. Of course, interested primarily in the nucleus redeem the property.
Если исходников нет, то гораздо тяжелее, но все-таки еще можно, организовать проект по разработке ядра с "нуля" на основе свободного микро ядра. If there is no source, it is much harder, but the more you can organize a project to develop a nucleus with a "clean slate" on the basis of free micro kernel.
Переползание на Линукс ядро бизнес не интересует в принципе. Perepolzanie business on Linux kernel is not interested in principle..."
http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=/language_tools&u=http://forum.ecomstation.ru/viewtopic.php?t=1037The question that should be asked when one refers to the statement; "Microsoft is all about increasing "the openness of its products and drive greater interoperability, opportunity and choice for developers, partners, customers and competitors...."; is, What about the OS/2 World Foundation's Petition for IBM to more "open" with regards to OS/2.
Like a previous poster on this site's forum I join in applauding the achievement of our Russian colleagues with regards to their efforts in "Improvements in the nucleus / OS/2 Kernel Improvements".
Hopefully, in the not too distant future the OS/2 communities around the world will realize overall enhancements to our beloved Operating System.
Best regards.