Comments on: IBM Puts Down OS/2 http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ibm-puts-down-os2/ Digital Trends is your home for technology news, CE product reviews, mobile app reviews and daily videos. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:26:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kim Haverblad http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ibm-puts-down-os2/#comment-51490 Kim Haverblad Mon, 18 Jul 2005 04:24:23 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-51490 Since couple of weeks ago there has been launched a petition to open source OS2 or part of it.<br /> <br /> Making OS/2 Open Source will benefit all IBM customers that had invested in this OS. Customers that are willing to continue using OS/2 will get the benefits of an open OS that will be continuously developed by individual developers and/or software companies, their ownership fees will decrease and they will have the enhanced security of an OS that will continue to be relevant due to the open-ended nature of open source (following the BSD and Linux examples). Also customers choosing to migrate to other platforms will find it beneficial to have OS/2 open source, as it will be easier to adapt their programs or make an OS/2 interpreter or emulator for the transition.<br /> <br /> To take part of this petition, please visit following url:<br /> <br /> <a href="<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.os2world.com/petition/"">http://www.os2world.com/petition/"</a> target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.os2world.com/petition/">http://www.os2world.com/petition/</a></a><br /> <br /> Regards,<br /> Kim Haverblad<br /> OS2 World.Com, Sweden Since couple of weeks ago there has been launched a petition to open source OS2 or part of it.

Making OS/2 Open Source will benefit all IBM customers that had invested in this OS. Customers that are willing to continue using OS/2 will get the benefits of an open OS that will be continuously developed by individual developers and/or software companies, their ownership fees will decrease and they will have the enhanced security of an OS that will continue to be relevant due to the open-ended nature of open source (following the BSD and Linux examples). Also customers choosing to migrate to other platforms will find it beneficial to have OS/2 open source, as it will be easier to adapt their programs or make an OS/2 interpreter or emulator for the transition.

To take part of this petition, please visit following url:

http://www.os2world.com/petition/“ target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”>http://www.os2world.com/petition/

Regards,
Kim Haverblad
OS2 World.Com, Sweden

]]> By: ECA http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ibm-puts-down-os2/#comment-51489 ECA Sun, 17 Jul 2005 14:11:28 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-51489 Boooo..<br /> Can we get some history on OS2..<br /> Really aint been following up on it, but it WAS a great OS. When it came out..<br /> But there was no followup from IBM.. It was dragged out, by the users that LOVED it.<br /> <br /> Any news if they will release it to Freeware.. Boooo..
Can we get some history on OS2..
Really aint been following up on it, but it WAS a great OS. When it came out..
But there was no followup from IBM.. It was dragged out, by the users that LOVED it.

Any news if they will release it to Freeware..

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