Fans of OS/2 want IBM to release it as open-source software
{{date|July 28, 2005}}

As a result of IBM's officially setting the withdrawal date of its [[w:OS/2|OS/2]] operating system from the market, as well as its withdrawal of support, many OS/2 fans hope that the computer giant will release most or all of the operating system as [[w:open source software|open source software]]. 

== External links ==
* [http://www.os2world.com/petition/ On-line petition from users to make OS/2 open source] (Curently not working)

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,,1837763,00.asp
|title=IBM's OS/2 Reaches the End of the Road
|author=EWeek
|pub=OS/2
|date=July 17, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.sapinfo.net/index.php4?ACTION=noframe&url=http://www.sapinfo.net/public/en/news.php4/Category-28813c6138d029be8/page/0/article/Article-1604742dde9e91e62e/en/articleStatistic
|title=OS/2 Fans Want It To Go Open Source
|author=SAP Info
|pub=OS/2
|date=July 20, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/20/os2_petition
|title=Fans petition to open source OS/2
|author=The Register
|pub=OS/2
|date=July 20, 2005}}

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As a result of IBM's officially setting the withdrawal date of its OS/2 operating system from the market, as well as its withdrawal of support, many OS/2 fans hope that the computer giant will release most or all of the operating system as open source software.
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