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From: bill@cosi.UUCP (Bill Michaelson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: Microport Status
Summary: Software cooperative
Message-ID: <450@cosi.UUCP>
Date: 3 Apr 89 23:17:16 GMT
References: <315@uport.UUCP> <96473@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> <6385@bsu-cs.UUCP> <292@visenix.UUCP>
Organization: COS, Inc., Lawrenceville, NJ
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In article <292@visenix.UUCP>, beattie@visenix.UUCP (Brian Beattie) writes:
] In article <310@feedme.UUCP> doug@feedme.UUCP (Doug Salot) writes:
] =I might be willing to contribute a few $K and some engineering resources
] =if someone were to negotiate a Microport buyout and form a limited
] =partnership.  A global support network comprised of Microport users,
] =anyone?
] 
] I might be able to do likewise.

A user-owned software cooperative?  That sounds real interesting.  How
would such a thing be managed?  What should the stated purpose of such
a company be?  Simply to support existing users?  To develop new products?
It could be a gem or a turkey, I suppose.  But if such a thing is viable,
I would consider becoming a part of it.  I do hate to think that I'd be
throwing good money after bad, though.  It's already cost me nearly $2K
for software/updates/support of dubious value.
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