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To: w2j2 who wrote (23893)	8/25/1999 12:41:00 PM
From: KJ. Moy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29386

Walter, <<<My only concern for Ancor would be if Sun used the source code and intellectual property to build their own switch, and dumped Ancor. What other reason would Sun have to want the crown jewels?>>> Most companies which asked for access to their business partner's proprietary source codes want to integrate seamlessly with their new products, not to try copying what their partner is doing. i.e. Sun will be more knowledgeble in designing their hardware/software, knowing how their packets are handled once they left their host, through the HBA and through the switch(es) and so on. This kind of practices are fairly common in my experience. KJ

To: w2j2 who wrote (23893)	8/25/1999 12:42:00 PM
From: Greg Hull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29386

Walter, Well I see my message did post. I was having problems with the SI server, but when I go the new (beta?) server everything is fine. Too bad I did not get a chance to correct my typo; sorry for the misspelling. <<My only concern for Ancor would be if Sun used the source code and intellectual property to build their own switch, and dumped Ancor.>> There was no mention made of access to Ancor's ASICs. I wonder how much good the source code is without the ASICs. I hope Ancor did not give them away - I would be very surprised if they did. Greg