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In article <1ii7alINNon4@controversy.math.lsa.umich.edu> spexet@math.lsa.umich.edu (D. Robert Spexet II) writes:
>In article <1993Jan7.192103.16828@netcom.com> rcain@netcom.com (Robert Cain) writes:
>>I joined the Developers Assistance Program and through that arm
>>obtained a verbal assurance that there would be "no problem" obtaining
>>said source code since there was nothing proprietary.  Based on this
>>assurance and the license I had negotiated for using the interpreter I
>>quit my day job to live off my savings and develop this product which I
>>was going to call SimpleScript.
>
>Not to question your judgement in this case, but do you think that it was
>really a wise move to do what you did on the basis of a verbal promise,
>with nothing backing it up in writing?


I think you misunderstand Bob's problem.  All he wanted was a sample printer
driver.  IBM should have had this available well before OS/2 2.0 GA shipped.
The point is that they didn't, and they still don't.
I would agree with you comment if Bob had wanted something unusual from
IBM, but this is standard stuff.

Brian
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