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    22-Oct-90  20:14:53
Sb: #OSK Software
Fm: Frank Hogg 70310,317
To: all

Software Consortium or Coalition.

I would like to propose that all OS9 software/hardware suppliers join together
to form a software consortium. The purpose of this would be the following:

 * Insure that software will be compatible on different
   hardware platforms.

 * Create a set of rules for software to follow.

 * Insure that software will be written to follow those
   rules.

 * Reduce or eliminate duplicate effort.

All members of the consortium would be required to offer their software in the
open market. Pricing would not be controlled by the consortium.

All members would be required to make available lists of the projects they are
working on to reduce duplicate effort. All would agree not to use this
information to circumvent another members efforts.

All members would agree to work together on key software to further insure
compatibility.

What we need at this juncture is a group effort to ensure that the greatest
amount of different software for OSK is produced. Although it might benefit one
company to make software unique to their hardware. It would require competitors
to duplicate this effort with the end result being that instead of many
different software packages being available, many of the same thing would be
available. In the long run this will result in a reduced market. (continued)

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