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From: friedl@vsi.COM (Stephen J. Friedl)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: future of UNIX and microport
Summary: Give away the source?  *chuckle*
Keywords: XENIX uport
Message-ID: <1078@vsi.COM>
Date: 30 Mar 89 19:09:58 GMT
References: <661@micropen> <252@tree.UUCP>
Organization: V-Systems, Inc. -- Santa Ana, CA
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In article <252@tree.UUCP>, stever@tree.UUCP (Steve Rudek) writes:
> 
> If anyone from Microport is reading this, consider: if the company folds that
> source isn't going to do *anyone* any good -- and a lot of customers are going
> to be abandoned with *still* broken products (the 2.4 driver is still
> causing double panics on at least some machines) and no hope of ever
> getting a stable UNIX.

They would be foolish to give away an asset that could be sold
and the proceeds of which used to pay creditors.  It's quite
possible that some company (related to the current uport or not)
may want to pick up the support work, and they would probably
value the source muchly.

What a fantasy.  *chuckle*

    Steve

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