Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 18:03:14 -0800
From: "Marc D. Williams" <marcdw AT flash DOT net>
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Subject: Re: future
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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)?

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