Re: Informix to resell 4Js as Informix Dynamic 4GL

If you supply something you are a supplier whoever actually produced or maintain the product. I assume it will be 4J that maintains it and any new versions will be immediately available from Informix (possibly with some QA from Informix before release). The key is that we can get top notch development products from Informix again. We are still going to do everything in Java. That will take some time however, and in the meantime we need good products to maintain our 4GL code. Other companies like to have one supplier of database engines and tools, so I think this is a very good move from Informix. On Fri, 05 Jun 1998 13:14:58 -0500, Mike Segel <mikey@segel.NOSPAM-.KING.OF.MYDOMAIN.-NOSPAM.com> wrote: >Nils Myklebust wrote: > >> Anyway this warrants a congratulation to Informix and one more move to >> come back as a tools supplier. Something I think is a good idea. >> > >No! >They are not a tool supplier! And thats a good thing! > >Please don't misunderstand. I agree with what Informix did. >I just don't agree with your take on it. > >Informix is *buying* the rights to remarket 4Js product. 4Js still the >owner and maintainer of the tool. THATS a GOOD thing!! > >Informix still focuses on RDBMS development, while they have a >tightly knit partner. > >THis is what Oracle did with their applications. They licensed a product >and >slapped their name on it. Much cheaper than building the tools from >scratch. > >-Mikey > >-- >#include <std_disclaimer.h> /* Mike Segel (MS385) */ >#include <No_Spam.h> >#ifdef OFFENDED_BY_CONTENT >The author takes no responsibility for this post. >Any resembalence to a coherent rational thought is purely coincidence. >-The Management. >#endif >***************************** >* Attention * >-*- Due to AGIS's Refusal to Act Responsibly >-*- Due to ACSI's Refusal to Act Responsibly > >We are blocking all of their domains at the packet level. >This block will exist until they modify their policies to >conform to existing RFCs and net community standards. > >We encourage all ISPs and domain holders to do the same. >***************************** Nils Myklebust NM Data AS Norway E-mail: Nils.Myklebust@nmdata.com FAQ at: http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html (Now with ODBC info under "Third party products".)