Mail Archives: opendos/2000/02/23/15:18:27
If you downloaded drdos 7.01 did you get the source code automatically.
thanks andy
On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Marc D. Williams wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 22, 2000 at 04:06:02PM +0100, Florian Xaver wrote:
> >
> > DR DOS was never GPLed under Novell, and we had to discontinue providing the
> > source because it gave us a competitive disadvantage that our competitors
> > were able to exploit.
> > Sorry for the bad news.
> > ....
> >
> Hmm, what competitors? I don't remember seeing any companies or whoever
> using DR-DOS code to make another competing OS. Unless there was someone
> out there looking to use the once-available code in their own embedded
> stuff.
>
> Sounds like one of those made-up excuses to me.
>
> >
> > I think, this says all, Dr-DOS die.... :-((
> >
> > Bye, Florian Xaver
> >
> I think you're right. It looks like Lineo is looking to kill DOS just
> like that other company.
> So, is IBM that last player here (commercial-wise)?
>
> --
> >>ANIME SENSHI<<
>
> Marc D. Williams
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> http://www.oldskool.org/~tvdog/ -- DOS Internet & Tandy 1000
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