RE: Informix going open source????

Posted in 2004

Alexey Sonkin — Thu, 3 Jun 2004 15:55:12 -0400 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C449A4.AE658710 Content-Type: text/plain In fact, it not a bad idea with some modification: - The source code shouldn't be opened; - It should be FREE licenses for developers and universities; - Commercial licenses should be VERY cheap (like $30/user and $1000/CPU-unlimited) - FREE or very cheap downloadable updates/bugfixes/patches In that case, IBM might have a chance to revitalize new Informix-based development - with a chance to sell normal IDS licenses as upgrades to those who outgrow 5.20 ------------------------------------------ Alexey Sonkin > -----Original Message----- > From: rkusenet [mailto:rkusenet@sympatico.ca <mailto:rkusenet@sympatico.ca> ] > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1605396,00.asp <http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1605396,00.asp>; > > What is preventing IBM from giving Online 5.20 as open source. Surely > it can outsell MySQL. > > Also when the company outgrows Online 5.20, they can migrate to IDS, > thus generating revenue for IBM. > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C449A4.AE658710 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">; <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <meta name=3DProgId content=3DWord.Document> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10"> <meta name=3DOriginator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10"> <link rel=3DFile-List href=3D"cid:filelist.xml@01C44983.27556DB0"> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"PersonName" downloadurl=3D"http://www.microsoft.com"/>;  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple = style=3D'tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=3DSection1> In fact, it not a bad idea with some = modification:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> - The source code shouldn't be opened;<o:p></o:p> - It should be FREE licenses for developers<o:p></o:p>   and = universities;<o:p></o:p> - Commercial licenses should be VERY cheap<o:p></o:p>   (like $30/user and $1000/CPU-unlimited)<o:p></o:p> - FREE or very cheap downloadable = updates/bugfixes/patches<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <sp