Re: Informix in the press...

Sam - I download things often as I'm such most IIUG members do. Do you realize that registration sites are totally incapable of realizing that Jose Cuervo in El Paso, Tx really isn't going to buy anything from them? OK, so maybe I will go to hell for technically lying on all those registration sites, but I'll take my chances. In the meantime, you are denying the community CHOICE. They can decide for themselves whether to register (with valid information or not) and get the download . On Aug 18, 2006, at 1:56 PM, Gentsch, Sam wrote: > If I remember correctly, the biggest concern of the board was > protecting > the IIUG members personal information, > and IBM had to collect that information for some legal reasons so > there > was a conflict of responsibilities. > > Stuart and the Board work very hard to keep our member information > private. > Which is in line with the Charter: > > ... > Article XII. CODE OF ETHICS > > A. IIUG membership information shall be kept confidential and shall be > used only as approved by the Board of Directors of the Organization. > ... > > Hopefully, that was not a secret, but hell, both sides were in the > right > in their own way, and a lot of work > was put into it by IBM, and a lot of thought and fairly heated > discussion by the board. > > > -- > Sam Gentsch > office (334)768-7039 > cell (706)289-6710 > > -----Original Message----- > From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org > [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Jean Georges > Perrin > Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 11:39 AM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: Informix in the press... > > > Christine, > > In your statement, please substitute "Stuart Litel" by "the IIUG Board > of Directors", also you description of the process lacks quite some > points (and > steps!) and a description of the situation! So please, be honest or > refrain putting such statement in public. > > Thanks. > > jgp > > On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:37:05 -0500, Christine Normile wrote >> The version of IDS v10 without the timeout was made available to the >> IIUG > exclusively for IIUG members to download. IBM requires that > individuals > register when they want to download a product. Stuart Litel has > refused > to make the non-timelimited code available because of this IBM > restriction (even though IBM was willing to provide the hosting > service.) >> >> It's interesting that you say you have trial code for DB2 that is > non-limited. Could you please provide the link where you obtained it? >> >> On Aug 18, 2006, at 5:25 AM, Double Echo wrote: >> eric@herber-consulting.de wrote: >> Sometimes wonders take a little bit longer: >> >> http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=154242 >> >> A press release from IBM mentioning Informix. Great !! >> >> >> >> Excellent! >> >> Now, how about taking the 90-day timeout feature out of the download >> for Informix. I'm excited about Informix, interested in the product, >> so I go to download it like DB2. >> >> I noticed DB2 does not have the 90-day timeout. I want the full >> download for Informix just like DB2, no timeout, same thing as if I >> bought it. Do I have the IIUG to thank for the 90-day timeout? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Informix-list mailing list >> Informix-list@iiug.org >> http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list >> >> >> Christine Normile >> Analyst >> INFORMRme Magazine >> 1.800.914.8674 Ext. 713 >> 1.210.438.7736 mobile >> christine@MyINFORM-me.com >> > > -- > jgp > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list

Christine Normile wrote: > Sam - > > OK, so maybe I will go to hell for technically lying on all those > registration sites, but I'll take my chances. > > In the meantime, you are denying the community CHOICE. They can > decide for themselves whether to register (with valid information or > not) and get the download . > I want the choice. Hell, all the emails from IBM to me start "Dear Donald Duck, ". Damn given away my secret identity! Still if my old ISP can finally cancel my account then my email address goes away at the end of the month!