Might have some use for us, perhaps?

See full story at http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2580352,00.html

               
   eWEEK News [clear.gif]
   Compaq eyes open source for Tru64
   By Eamonn Sullivan, IT Week
   June 1, 2000 2:54 PM ET
               
   Compaq Computer Corp. is considering releasing source code for part of
   Tru64, its 64-bit version of the Unix operating system.
               
   Although late to the game -- other Unix vendors have been releasing
   code for months -- the move could give Compaq an advantage in the
   rarefied atmosphere of high-end 64-bit platforms.
               
   A holdover from Digital Equipment Corp., which Compaq acquired in
   1998, Tru64 is offered as an option (along with Linux) on Compaq's
   Alpha servers and is planned for its NonStop Himalaya line when those
   servers move to Alpha from the MIPS processor.

   Compaq officials provided no details, but sources said the company is
   considering releasing portions of the operating system, rather than
   all of the source code.
   
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