Re: Can't get evaluation version of Informix - THIS IS CRAP AND OUT OF ORDER

The 4gl compiler you can download from: http://www.querix.com/ As for the database pick your choice. On 29 Mar 2004 at 20:52, David Williams wrote: > I want to get evaluation copies of Informix (IDS and 4GL) for my own > use. > > Looking all over IBM's Informix site I cannot find someone to contact. > > I have heard > > "IBM lawyers have decided that no software will be released unless it > contains a 30- or 90-day bomb. > Informix products do not have, and they are not going to > reverse-engineer > such bombs into the code, so > Informix products will not be available for download until new versions > with > the bomb become available. > The products were removed from the download site a couple of weeks ago." > > and > > "What do you need them for? If it's a client site for whom we can > become > the apprroved IBM Business > Partner/Reseller, we can supply them to you. Otherwise not (our > distributor > would not permit us to release them). " > > What the f**k? I can download all the database server products from > Oracle > using download > from the front page, I can get eval copies of MS SQL Server...why can't > I > get copies of Informix? > > Also from IBM I have Rational Purify evaluation copy and I can get loads > of > DB2 so why can't I get Informix?? > > Can the IIUG, Informix UK User Group + UK Informix resellers give IBM a > big > slap from me? > > This is crap!! > > > Pissed off, > > David. > sending to informix-list