basil{at}pop.co.za ha scritto:
>
>
> One obvious buyer would be M$. What likelihood that they would continue
> to sell SNAP with existing levels of OS/2 support, let alone extend OS/2
> support to new chipsets?
>
It's standard M$ procedure: take it and kill it. Remember the Innitek VPC/2.
>
>
>
> Now here's a good opportunity for going Open Source, I would think.
> With a bit of brain-sweat- and-tears from the Linux gurus, SNAP could
> become the dominant industry paradigm for driving peripheral chipsets
> (surely Linux distros could do with a massive reduction in the numbers
> of drivers for every conceivable device).
>
But of course, when you put your product on the market for sale, you are 
not thinking about opensourcing anything. We better forget about that.
>
> Alternatively Bob should be encouraged/helped to buy SNAP just for the
> sake of eCS...
>
A create fund in order to acquire the system is an action to be 
considerated.
>
> How much do they want?
>
As much as possible. Wouldn't you want the same? :-)

-- 
Groeten uit Gent,

   Kris





 
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