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From: sean@ukma.UUCP (Sean Casey)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga,net.micro.6809
Subject: Re: Info on OS9 Operating System
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Date: Mon, 23-Sep-85 14:37:31 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 23 14:37:31 1985
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(Pardon the flames, this got a little hotter than I expected)

In article <360@wlbr.UUCP> steve@wlbr.UUCP (Steve Childress) writes:
>And lastly, I doubt the correctness of the statement that Microware doesn't
>offer the source to developers ... they no doubt offer it to OEMs. An
>applications software developer doesn't need source. And havoc would arise
>if source were widely available.

Don't doubt it.  A friend of mine recently received their brochure for
developers, which contained information about OS9 and detailed prices
and availability of port packs.  Nowhere did they make even the slightest
mention of source code.  If, as Mr. Childress states, they do actively
support developers by releasing source code, then why does this document
not even mention it?

Statements such as they "no doubt offer it to OEMs" should be researched
before they are presented as an argument.  "No doubt" is an oxymoron, for
it in itself states lack of knowledge.  I would like to be proved wrong in
this case, but not with heresay.

Sean
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