Re: Crying Wolf - was Re: Clarification please
Guys, I was not saying who is right or wrong, merely that some managers I had spoken to recently gave as their reasons for migration away from Informix the lack of marketing and the negative messages they see in this newsgroup. I am merely the messenger. Many of us rely on the success of Informix for our careers. If we keep highlighting the negative stories then we can expect managers - many of whom don't know how to smile - to make the wrong decisions. Maybe we need to have a separate mailing list for the "funnies". Malcolm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> To: <informix-list@iiug.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 8:11 PM Subject: Re: Crying Wolf - was Re: Clarification please > malcolm.iiug wrote: > > > I don't think it does any good for this newsgroup to be pessimistic when > > discussing the futures for Informix products. It merely serves to > > Errrr,...Malcolm? I think that was a joke. It had a smiley and everything. > > > continue > > the doubts that many organisations have about the future of the products. > > I have recently spoken to a number of companies who are migrating away > > from > > Informix as they consider it to be dying. When I ask them why they cite > > lack of marketing and the uncertainty in this newgroup on the future. So, > > if we want the product to die then we should carry on telling the public > > that it will. By my reckoning Informix has a lifespan planned of about 5 > > years. And who can see further than that? 6 years ago we were all saying > > the 4GL was going to die - but then came D4GL and the product was > > reinvigorated. > > > > Just my tuppenceworth > > > > Malcolm > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mark D. Stock" <mdstock@mydassolutions.com> > > To: "Jonathan Leffler" <jleffler@earthlink.net> > > Cc: <informix-list@iiug.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 9:45 AM > > Subject: Re: Clarification please > > > > > >> Jonathan Leffler wrote: > >> > John Carlson wrote: > >> > > >> > > >> >>While perusing other newsgroups, I happened upon this interesting bit > >> >>of information . . . . > >> >> > >> >>------------------- > >> >>Robustness of pl/pgSQL, pl/PHP, pl/JAVA, pl/TCL, pl/PYTHON ? your > >> >>choice ! > >> >>PostgreSQL has triggers, SP,... > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >>>BTW, what platforms do postGre SQL and Informix port to? Isnt informix > >> >>>dead? IBM bought it and are shutting it down right? > >> >> > >> >> > >> >>yes, there will be 9.50 and 9.60 and then Informix ends. > >> >> > >> >>(sig not included) > >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> > >> >>This individual also mentioned something along the same lines in c.d.i > >> >>a while back as well. Since I haven't heard anything official from > >> >>IBM, I'm guessing that this is just a bit of FUD. Can anyone clarify > >> >>this information? > >> > > >> > > >> > FUD. 9.60 detailed planning is just about to start. 9.70 follows; > >> > that which doesn't make it into those will be considered for 9.80. > >> > >> ... and THEN it's dead..., right?! :^) > sending to informix-list
malcolm.iiug wrote: > Maybe we need to have a separate mailing list for the "funnies". But then I wouldn't be able to waste everyone's bandwidth with inappropriate comments?