Re: Clarification please
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. -- Jonathan Leffler #include <disclaimer.h> Email: jleffler@earthlink.net, jleffler@us.ibm.com Guardian of DBD::Informix v2003.04 -- http://dbi.perl.org/
"Jonathan Leffler" <jleffler@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:JED0b.671$lw4.302@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... > John Carlson wrote: > > > While perusing other newsgroups, I happened upon this interesting bit > > of information . . . . > > > >>BTW, what platforms do postGre SQL and Informix port to? Isnt informix > >>dead? IBM bought it and are shutting it down right? > 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. Indeed. And with all those marketing dollars, that promotional effort and those Infobahns IBM is putting into supporting Informix to the hilt, how could the casual observer *possibly* conclude that Informix is "dead" and IBM are "shutting it down"?
"Jonathan Leffler" <jleffler@earthlink.net> wrote > 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. Didn't IDC come up with an article few months back "Informix - Twilight years". We recvd a complimentary copy of that report from you-know-which-cOmpany. rk-