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In article <1993Jan7.220154.446@fcom.cc.utah.edu> brian@jaguar.cs.utah.edu (Brian Sturgill) writes:
>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.

Well, let's go back a little here.  He wouldn't have had a problem if MS
hadn't bailed out of OS/2.  Don't be so quick to jump further on the IBM
bash band wagon that you drive.  In essence, all three are at fault.
IBM *should* have remedied this by now, but I suspect MS is stonewalling
and IBM is scurrying to try and get this stuff out...

Jeff


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