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[follow-ups to adovcacy groups, I don't see how this will be
going back to games]

rcb...@u.cc.utah.edu (cam burnham) wrote:
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>: IBM has the complete right to use the Win API until the end of the time.
>: Their rights to the Windows source code expired in Sept. of 92? (maybe 93,
>: I forget).  If IBM wanted to clone the Win32 API, they could.  In fact,
>: the Developers Extensions for OS/2 is actually just a bunch of the most
>: commonly used APIs from Win32 made native to OS/2, making porting simpler.
>: They could do the whole set if they wanted to, but they want native OS/2
>: software, not an OS that people use to run Windows (as is too often
>: the case now).

>You better check up on your facts son. IBM does not have any legal rights 
>what so ever to to WIN32 API's or Win 95. That little fact spells 

I guess you better check up on your facts first.  The specs of
Win32 API is known for a long time, IBM don't need any source
codes from MS to put them into OS/2 _if they choose to do so_.

Ever heard of "reverse engineering"?  The specs are enough for
IBM to reproduce the entire Win32 API on OS/2.  The long delays
of Win95 gave them plenty of time to do so.

>deathbells for OS/2. OS/2 sales only picked up once they incorporated 
>Windows into the program and that's a fact. Imagine all the wonderful new 
>software coming out for Win95 and OS/2 will be left floating in use to be 

OS/2 sales picked up when it got decent DOS/Win compatibility so
users can run their _existing_ apps.  How many potential OS/2
users are runnig Win32 apps which OS/2 can't run?

BTW, OS/2 users don't have to IMAGINE 32bit multithreading apps,
we have already been using them for a long time now.

>Win 3.1 land.We keep hearing about all this port over nonsense, the only 
>problem is all the companies seem not interested in doing so! They can only 

I also keep hearing about these wonderful Win32 apps, the only
problem is all these apps don't exist yet!

>clone Win 31 and down which explains why they've been trying unsuccessfully 
>to reverse engineer Win32 API for some time now. You people ought to try 
>reality for a change. 

You might have some spies planted in IBM which nobody else have,
how do you know they are unsuccessful in reverse engineering the
Win32 API?

The fact that IBM can identify which Win32 calls are similar to
OS/2 API and are planning to extend the OS/2 API to ease the
porting of Win32 apps show they are actually quite successful in
reverse engineering it.

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