Re: [OS:N:] My thoughts on the issues raised by JMD
Kevin Cole <[email protected]>
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On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 12:17:22AM -0400, Paul D. Fernhout wrote: > For reference, historically IBM developed open source (of a sort) > software products up until February 8, 1983 for its mainframes. A strong > community of volunteer user developers improved the source code and gave > the code back to IBM and to other users who had also licensed the base > IBM code (as diffs). An aside: As I recall, the source code for a lot of the TOPS-10 OS (Digital Equipment Corporation, DECSystem0-10) and applications was available in one form or another. Not always convenient (microfiche) but available. And DECUS had a tight relationship with DEC. -- Kevin Cole | Key ID: 0xE6F332C7 Gallaudet University | WWW: http://gri.gallaudet.edu/~kjcole/ Hall Memorial Bldg S-419 | V/TTY: (202) 651-5135 Washington, D.C. 20002-3695 | FAX: (202) 651-5746 _______________________________________________ Subscription and Archive: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/open-source-now-list/ - For K12OS technical help join K12OSN: <https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn>