Looking for Expert Opinion regarding Informix SE 7.x history and its future, if any
PN, a long-time Informix SE 7.x user, asked for a paid expert opinion on SE's history and future. Obnoxio The Clown replied dismissively. Jonathan Leffler said there were no plans to change SE significantly beyond ports to new OS versions; it is stable, so keep using it if it meets requirements, otherwise move to IDS 11.50. Others joked about billing.
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I am looking for someone with knowledge about Informix products, especially Standard Engine 7.x. We've been using this Informix engine for many years, and nothing has been added to it for 5 or 6 years already. The time you spend on the report is billable. Please reply to my gmail account ndphung at gmail.com Thanks PN
PN wrote: > I am looking for someone with knowledge about Informix products, > especially Standard Engine 7.x. > We've been using this Informix engine for many years, and nothing has > been added to it for 5 or 6 years already. > The time you spend on the report is billable. > Please reply to my gmail account ndphung at gmail.com What? -- Cheers, Obnoxio The Clown http://obotheclown.blogspot.com I will now proceed to pleasure myself with this fish. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is believed to be clean.
On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 16:30, PN <ndphung@gmail.com> wrote: > I am looking for someone with knowledge about Informix products, > especially Standard Engine 7.x. > We've been using this Informix engine for many years, and nothing has > been added to it for 5 or 6 years already. > There are no plans to change SE significantly. As it becomes necessary to do ports to new operating system versions, that is likely to happen. Otherwise, it is an archetypically stable product that just works. If it meets your requirements, continue using it. If not, upgrade to IDS 11.50. -- Jonathan Leffler #include <disclaimer.h> Email: jleffler@earthlink.net, jleffler@us.ibm.com Guardian of DBD::Informix v2008.0513 -- http://dbi.perl.org/ "Blessed are we who can laugh at ourselves, for we shall never cease to be amused." NB: Please do not use this email for correspondence. I don't necessarily read it every week, even. Stephen Leacock<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/stephen_leacock.html>; - "I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so."
On 17/02/2010 00:40, Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > PN wrote: >> I am looking for someone with knowledge about Informix products, >> especially Standard Engine 7.x. >> We've been using this Informix engine for many years, and nothing has >> been added to it for 5 or 6 years already. >> The time you spend on the report is billable. >> Please reply to my gmail account ndphung at gmail.com > > What? > Did the OP pay your bill for that yet?
RedGrittyBrick wrote: > On 17/02/2010 00:40, Obnoxio The Clown wrote: >> PN wrote: >>> I am looking for someone with knowledge about Informix products, >>> especially Standard Engine 7.x. >>> We've been using this Informix engine for many years, and nothing has >>> been added to it for 5 or 6 years already. >>> The time you spend on the report is billable. >>> Please reply to my gmail account ndphung at gmail.com >> What? >> > > Did the OP pay your bill for that yet? No, but I am hopeful. :o) -- Cheers, Obnoxio The Clown http://obotheclown.blogspot.com I will now proceed to pleasure myself with this fish. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is believed to be clean.