Mail Archives: opendos/1997/09/11/01:43:26
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>Kurt Wall wrote:
>> I, too, am tired of all the complaining that goes on in this list.
>>
>> It would be _nice_ if they
>> released the source to some of the utilities, too, but since they were
>> not obliged to release ANY of it, I don't feel it is fair to complain.
>We agree that they weren't obliged to release anything. However, they let
us
>believe that they would release utility sources. If they changed their
minds,
>that's their right, but many people feel they were deceived.
>Some of us (myself included) downloaded OD to try it out so that we could
make
>a decision whether to buy. If Caldera wish to have my business, they have
to
>keep me happy. I'm not happy. But if enough people complain, perhaps
they
>will pay attention, and will make me happy again ;-)
>--
>Dave
First of all I apologize for the mangled quoting: I only receive the daily
digest.
It was not my understanding that Caldera was going to release all the
sources. I know they promised to release the kernel sources, which they
have done. Pat Vilani is right, too, when he says that many of us are
behaving like spoiled, ungrateful brats. Caldera has been a hell of a lot
more fair with us that Microsoft ever was or will be - the fact that you
would even consider OpenDOS is evidence that you feel the same way. Has
any of you that have been doing the bitching thanked Caldera for what they
_did_ do? After the reception they have received here, I would not think
they'd be too keen to release a single line of source. That would really
be too bad.
You catch more flies with honey than vinegar...
Kurt
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