Re: Linux Advocacy Committee: Was:(Fwd) More News From San Francisco

On 28 Jul 1997, DBA Resources wrote: > What needs to happen, as far as the linux question is concerned, is a quiet, > business-oriented discussion of the issues involved--most likely off-line from > this group. You all know who the major players are that want Informix on > Linux, contact them and work it out -- posting periodic updates to the list I'd recommend grabbing a business partner to help spearhead the effort. IIRC Budget (or another big name rental) was using Linux in their European efforts and, IMHO, they'd make a fantastic partner if they were interested. Changes seem high that they would be, and Informix might listen to them more freely. In fact, they probably already have all sorts of internal business cases and other research that they may (stress "may") be willing to share with the public. You never know... -Richard