the thermoplastic "ink" will be the most expensive substance on Earth, by weight or volume. And protected by a DRM'd cartridge system. And declare itself "empty" at about 25% remaining, in order to "protect the printer from running dry".
I know a lot of people don't like HP-UX, but I'd love to see HP finally set it free. I would be delighted if they released it as open source software, like Sun did with Solaris some time ago. HP also controlled Tru64 UNIX last I knew, too, and I would be delighted if they released it as open source software, too. Even if you aren't the kind of person who'd use them, they have immense historical significance and I think that alone is reason enough for HP to do what it can to preserve them for all time.
I am not sure HP-UX and Tru64 can be freed, as they contain licensed code from AT&T Unix that still belongs to Novel (or SCO, after all those years I am not sure).
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What about HP-UX and Tru64 UNIX? (Score:-1)
I know a lot of people don't like HP-UX, but I'd love to see HP finally set it free. I would be delighted if they released it as open source software, like Sun did with Solaris some time ago. HP also controlled Tru64 UNIX last I knew, too, and I would be delighted if they released it as open source software, too. Even if you aren't the kind of person who'd use them, they have immense historical significance and I think that alone is reason enough for HP to do what it can to preserve them for all time.
Re:What about HP-UX and Tru64 UNIX? (Score:2)