what matters

[Walter Bender]

> In its early days (based on what I read in the media), the project went
> to Microsoft, Apple, Dell, etc. for assistance, only to be either turned
> down or ridiculed, or some promise of help without commitment. FOSS came
> in much later. So, my take on this timeline is that FOSS came into the
> picture later.

This is not really an accurate retelling. Nicholas did go to Intel
early on, only to be rebuffed. We (Nicholas, Jim, Mako, and me) went
to Microsoft in January of 2006, but already with a commitment to
FOSS.

-walter