Fans of OS/2 want IBM to release it as open-source software

Thursday, July 28, 2005

As a result of IBM's officially setting the withdrawal date of its OS/2 operating system from the market, as well as its withdrawal of support, many OS/2 fans hope that the computer giant will release most or all of the operating system as open source software.

External links

On-line petition from users to make OS/2 open source (Curently not working)

Sources

EWeek. "IBM's OS/2 Reaches the End of the Road" — OS/2, July 17, 2005
SAP Info. "OS/2 Fans Want It To Go Open Source" — OS/2, July 20, 2005
The Register. "Fans petition to open source OS/2" — OS/2, July 20, 2005

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