Re: Help to Promote Linux!
-- Tim Schaefer \\\\|// tschaefe@mindspring.com 6 6 -------------------------------oOOo---( )---o00o---------------------- http://www.inxutil.com ICQ:6358805 http://www.informix.com http://www.iiug.org news://comp.databases.informix mailto:majordomo@iiug.org no subject body: subscribe linux-informix http://securities.stanford.edu/complaints/informix/ ====================================================================== Gary L. Burnore wrote in message <34b9f77f.317623595@nntp.best.ix.netcom.com>... >On Sat, 10 Jan 1998 08:27:20 -0500, in article ><697t7f$csl@camel21.mindspring.com>, "Tim Schaefer" <tschaefe@mindspring.com> >wrote: > >:Meanwhile Gary L. Burnore swatted flies in the barnyard, chewed on a piece >:of grass, and pondered the obvious. An artist nearby yawned while drawing >:a Far Side cartoon, probably something involving bar codes. Gary wrapped >:up his big day. >: >[snip a bunch of very good linux stuff] > >:Personally I don't think a survey is necessary, but hey I could be wrong. >:I say they just need to go for it, and change the marketplace. Porting to >:Linux is going to change everything. And the stockholders won't have to >:take a bath for it either. Last week we found out that SCO ODS 7.23 *will* >:run on Linux 2.0.32, using IBCS. Some of the tools do not work, so imagine >:what would happen if it was a native port. Now that would be interesting. >:And probably quite profitable for everyone. > >Tim, Linux and Informix aren't the point. The bull this guy is spreading has >been done more times than you know (obviously). If you read his ENTIRE POST, >you see what he's up to quite clearly. He's not looking for support, he's >looking for an email list. > Gary, Mike will probably find ample time to defend his post. Possibly your statements are based on a lack of knowledge about who Mike is, and what's transpired up to now. Please stop by my site for a bit more background if you haven't already. And of course, ask Mike what his role is with the IIUG. I think you'll find that he's got more going on than just wanting email addresses. Informix wants the damnable business case, because they just don't understand the marketplace. This is not a bad thing, Informix has put a lot of focus on a really great product, now they are turning to outside leadership for marketing information and direction. The survey he refers to is an attempt by Mike, and probably myself to a degree to guide people interested in Informix-on-Linux to a survey that we will hope be of benefit to Informix. We have contacted the people at Data Design and will obtain the results of the information. It's my understanding the best method to validate survey information is to get a valid email address, otherwise the results could be tainted, and not possible to audit. The retail coupon industry works in a similar fashion, requiring an audit. It is extremely hard to quantify the extremely elusive and eclectic Linux community. My own conversations with people at the top at Red Hat have told me even *they* have a hard time trying to figure out the Linux market. The surveys we've seen to date are interesting. There are also arguments that Linux should stay in the realm of a free-ware-only OS. But there are too many Linux machines already using Linux for making money. So, Informix is in even less of a position for understanding. The hope is that until this "undiscovered country" is quantified, that vision will seep into the top minds at Informix, and they will get the port done. This will put a chink in the armour of a lot of arguments against using Linux, especially for commercial purposes. It will probably open a floodgate of other software vendors who will see the wisdom, and go for it as well. Later, Tim -- Tim Schaefer \\\\|// tschaefe@mindspring.com 6 6 -------------------------------oOOo---( )---o00o---------------------- http://www.inxutil.com ICQ:6358805 http://www.informix.com http://www.iiug.org news://comp.databases.informix mailto:majordomo@iiug.org no subject body: subscribe linux-informix http://securities.stanford.edu/complaints/informix/ ====================================================================== > >-- > gburnore@netcom dot com or gburnore@netcom databasix com >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > How you look depends on where you go. >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Gary L. Burnore | '۳'''''''ۺ''''''''''۳ > | '۳'''''''ۺ''''''''''۳ >DOH! | '۳'''''''ۺ''''''''''۳ > | '۳ 3 4 1 4 2 '' 6 9 0 6 9 '۳ >spamgard(tm): zamboni | Official Proof of Purchase >=========================================================================== > PGPprint: C63B CF4E 1B71 4D7E C6F8 AF4E 338D 5CB4 > KeyID: 0x0F7EDBD9 (RSA) finger gburnore@netcom.com for public key >---------------------------------------------------------------------------