Re: [tlug] IBM joins the OpenOffice.org Community

["emiddleton@example.com" <emiddleton@example.com>]

Shin MICHIMUKO wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was simply glad to know that OO is gathering more supports in the
> industry.
>
> Charles Muller wrote:
>> I'm equally suspicious. I've never seen IBM acting in a consistently
>> magnanimous manner.
>
> Just for a reminder, JFS (Journaled File System) on Linux was released
> by IBM as GPL code, and it's still supported and updated by IBM. It
> doesn't guarantee the next action, but I hope they will contribute
> more codes on OpenOffice too.

There is also the Read-Copy Update RCU Mutual Exclusion additions and
associated patents.

Edward