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From: Steve Richter <srichter@AutoCoder.com>
> Also, I get the sense that the database on the 400, being the one component
> on the software side that has been truely enhanced since the s/38 was
> released, has a lot of optimized code, a lot of added and patched code.  So
> any more openness would probably uncover bugs and code that does not
perform
> as documented.  So opening it up might take a lot of work, without much
> gain.
>

Ah, but if the experience of open software is any guide: those bugs would be
found and fixed by the community, not by IBM, so there would be no expense
on part of IBM.





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