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Markus E Leypold wrote:
> 
> Marten Kemp <marten_kemp@yahoo.com> writes:
> 
<snip>
> 
> > Large corporations aren't *always* evil, sometimes they are
> > just short-sighted and rather stupid.
> 
> That's their problem. My problem is, that I'd like to see the source
> to fix it, if I don't like it (or find a bug). Even in 15 years, when
> 'THEY' have long forgotten it. My problem are binary -- and binary
> only -- distributions. Wether the corporation is big or not. Also
> temporarily restricted licenses. I am investing time into know-how,
> when I start to use or to change software. I want that investment to
> last.
> 
> >
> > Besides, I like text editors.
> 
> So do I. Minix has rather a lot of them :-). The emphasis was at 'at most'.
> 
> Regards -- Markus
> 
> PS: The IBM Works version for OS/2 3.0 Bonus Pak had a fatal bug: When
>     adding fields to database forms later, the software died horribly
>     (and the DB was messed up). They never released a IBM Works
>     *german* fixpak though. Thanks, thanks, IBM. So much about closed
>     source software. I'd have been willing (and was for some time) to
>     work with IBM Works, OS/2 and all that stuff. That effectively
>     cured once and for all. Between the Unix Variants I can (almost)
>     always migrate with a *bit* of effort.

Like I said - short-sighted and stupid.
-- Marten Kemp
