From: aaa AT netcom DOT com Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 09:11:30 -0800 (PST) To: opendos AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: future In-Reply-To: <20000222180314.E417@flash.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: dj-admin AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: opendos AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk 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 > marcdw AT flash DOT net > http://www.oldskool.org/~tvdog/ -- DOS Internet & Tandy 1000 > http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Platform/8269/ -- Win3.x Makeover >