clark wrote:
I was just reading one of Eric S. Raymond's new books, and according to him, IBM licensed Amiga GUI technology for use in OS/2.
This blows my mind. Does anyone know anything else about this?
It doesn't say that at all. The quote reads:
In this timeframe, a deal was made with Commodore. Commodore licensed IBM's REXX scripting language for inclusion in their AmigaOS, and IBM took many GUI design ideas from the AmigaOS for their new GUI.
1. Commodore licensed REXX.
2. "IBM took many GUI design ideas", nothing is licensed there. I.e. they nicked the look! :-)
Martyn.
