Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 22:40:14 +1100 (EST)
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To: Tim Bird <tbird AT caldera DOT com>
From: Graeme Cruise <gtc AT ozemail DOT com DOT au>
Subject: [opendos] Re: your mail (Quo vadis OpenDOS?)
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Tim,

Many thanks indeed for your detailed and helpful response.

At 09:23 AM 12/03/97 -0700, you wrote:
>I'll try to answer this one, since I have been involved in some of the
>discussions at Caldera regarding these very issues.

May I ask what position you hold at Caldera?

<snips>

> I will try to forward feedback
>I see on this mailing list to Caldera, but it is more likely to
>be seen if you send it to Caldera's mailing list at:
>
>	caldera-opendos AT caldera DOT com
>
><SHAMELESS PLUG>
>You should subscribe to that list also if you want to follow OpenDOS
>developments directly from Caldera.  Although I must admit this
>list has recently had better technical content.
></SHAMELESS PLUG>
>

Thanks, as it happens I have already subscribed, but have yet to receive any
messages from that source.

<snips>

>> OK, fine, but what are serious commercial app developers to do who really
>> want to just stick with a good, solid, supported multi-tasking
>> non-MicroBloat DOS?
>
>Even if we eventually allow others to make DOS distributions based on
>OpenDOS, Caldera will always have its own product, which we will 
>advance and support for our commercial customers.
>
That's just what I wanted to hear!

>Sorry for the long-winded response.  I hope this helps people
>understand what we're trying to do with OpenDOS.
>
Again, many thanks for taking the time to explain Caldera's approach.

Cheers, GC.

PS: Humble apologies for sending my message sans subject. It was meant to be
"Quo vadis OpenDOS?" ...  'quo vadis' being the only 2 words of  Latin I can
recall from schooldays.