Re: Informix running on Linux

On Mon, 21 Apr 1997, Mark D. Stock wrote: > John R. Galloway, Jr. wrote: > > > > Infomrix-on-linux-posters, > > So what sort of data do you guys have that Informix on Linux is > > a big market? You all look to be from Europe so maybe things are > > different there, but in the US I get the impression that Linux is > > not popular in the commercial sector, or at least the sector that > > buys Infomirx/Oracle/etc. Are you talking about a much cheaper > > license? (i.e. down to "PC" prices?). MindSpring is a user of Informix/Oracle/etc., and we use Linux. I'm not saying we would buy Informix for Linux (I'm in an entirely different department than the DB weenies), but I think that this premise is somewhat flawed. Incidentally, Dejanews is completely Linux-based, and they had to write their own, custom database backend. Internet startups commonly use Linux, and increasingly they have needs for database backends for whatever they're offering. > > Other than the fact that it would be fun and neat for them > > to do, and maybe could be done unsupported (though no other > > port is dealt wtih this way to my knowledge) what is the business > > case to do this? That it would sell. That people right now are buying the SCO version and running it under Linux. > > (especially in ligght of the illegal copies > > that would be circulating, as one of you suggested might be > > the result). I'm almost offended by this. Heavens knows NT users never warez software, right? > > Why am I asking? Well we're always looking for interesting > > business opportunities and are not without contacts at Informix... Informix on Linux counts in my book as an interesting businesss opportunity. Call now, operators are standing by... -- Todd Graham Lewis Linux! Core Engineering MindSpring Enterprises tlewis@mindspring.com (800) 719 4664, x2804