Re: INFORMIX OnLine 7.x

SchuylerS@aol.com writes: |> We will be coming up on 5.02 initially in order to verify that there are |> no pitfalls in HP-UX, then at some later date, our intention is to |> install 7.x. |> |> This was prior to more than a few caveats from the NET, including |> the comment from hector@vrinet.com about receiving new releases |> on a more-than-monthly basis. Our INFORMIX Admin staff was NOT |> pleased to read that. I did not see the referenced comments, but if they regarded someone who was CURRENTLY running 7.10 and was receiving new releases, it was because they were in the BETA program, the whole point of which is to shake out problems not caught by QA. As such, frequent new releases (containing fixes to all found bugs) are part of the program. We go through this process so that when the product goes GA, as many problems as possible are fixed. Your admin staff shoule be pleased that these problems were all caught *before* the product was released. Dave Kosenko Disclaimer: All opinions expressed in this message are well-reasoned and insightful; needless to say, they are not those of Informix Software, its partners or lackeys. Anyone who says otherwise is itching for a fight. **************************************************************************** "I look back with some satisfaction on what an idiot I was when I was 25, but when I do that, I'm assuming I'm no longer an idiot." - Andy Rooney