[openbeos] Re: Re[2]: OpenBeOS in competition with BeOS

I hate to say this, but it doesnt really matter to me what Palm says.  I
lost trust in Be a year after it put out R5.  The only good news I will hear
is either we get source for BeOS, or Palm tells us we can forget about beos.
I dont want to be debendant on a company again.

-yt
----- Original Message ----- > Helmar,
>
> It's heartening to know we can count you as an ally if the need arises.
> Let's hope for the best from Palm and Be; if anyone in the community can
> help them see the light, I'm confident that you and your team can do it.
>  In the mean time, we'll keep preparing for contingencies.
>
> e
>
> >Erik,
> >
> >thanks for your reply. Really appreciated. If anything, it's that
> >kind of level-headedness is getting us further, and I am sure
> >we'll quickly win the support from others too.
> >
> >But right now I think we are at a very basic level, which is: "do
> >we get a licence or not? If yes, then when and under what
> >conditions?" We don't have all that much time, because there will
> >still be months before we can relaunch the product, and any day
> >of silence from Be or Palm is a further nail in the coffin.
> >
> >I just hope Be and Palm see it the same way, but I somewhat doubt
> >they do, largely because for the one it's too late and for the
> >other one it's not really a priority.
> >
> >As I said before, let's see what Palm and Be say, but I better be
> >realistic than blindly optimistic.
> >
> >Helmar
> >
> >P.S. Should Palm and Be fail to produce satisfactory answers,
> >then at least I will whole-heartedly support an OpenBeOS
> >initiative and the rewriting of parts that are stumbling blocks
> >in the way of advancing the OS and its applications.
>
> Data is not information, and information is not knowledge: knowledge is
> not understanding, and understanding is not wisdom.
> - Philip Adams
>
>

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