Jan 10, 2009

1126 The Death of OS2 in 1995 Perhaps it was the death of OS2 that moved IBM in the direction of Linux. Maybe OS2 would have prevailed over Microsoft’s Windows, had IBM taken this letter’s advice in 1995. Who can know for certain. August 9, 1995 206 S. 5th. St. Stillwater, MN 55082 Lou Gerstner, Chairman IBM Corporation Old Orchard Rd. Armonk, NY...

Jan 10, 2009

1125 IBM and GNU/Linux Letter of 1998 I believe that sometimes a man can effect change by means of a letter. In 1998 I sent the following letter to IBM. Mr. Gerstner handed the matter to an executive named Tom, who contacted me for clarification on the ideas. Perhaps my letter opened the door for IBM and perhaps it did not. Who can know such a thing for...