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kkt@philabs.philips.com (Kim-Kiat Tan) writes:

 > If I remember right, the article also said that the license for the
 > software [DAP PDK] expire sometimes in Dec., does it mean that for
 > the following update, we need to pay again ? What I want to know is
 > what it will cost me to get the DAP and all the updates up to and
 > including the final release of the new version of OS 2 ?

There reportedly will be a second beta release on CD-ROM about a month
or so after the first.  Whether or not there will be another HUGE $15
charge I cannot say.  ;-)  And John Soyring has said that there will
be a continuing DAP beta program after that.  :-)

I think the expiration date is mostly a matter of IBM wanting to keep
developers on the latest version.  This is, after all, a beta program.

 > I don't enjoy start developing software for it and then later
 > realize that I have to pay a much higher price to get the final
 > version.

Where's the beef?  ;-)  The DAP PDK CD-ROM is an incredible deal!  And
the "new version" of OS/2 is a Service Pak that you will be able to
download if you wish, assuming that you are licensed ($80 bucks or so
if you're not).  Bless you, IBM -- the future looks bright for OS/2!

Best regards,
John