Re: Informix running on Linux

'yvind Gjerstad wrote: > > tks@netd.fastrans.net (Tom Schaefer) writes: > > > There is a big opportunity here for Informix if they did start > > supporting it ... even if they settled on a particular Linux > > distribution ... they could even make their own distribution and own > > the os AND the database ... they could tune the kernel which ever way > > they wanted cuz they'd have the source code for the os! > > If Informix are interested in volumes, they should certainly do a Linux port. > The OS is very stable and efficient, so I'm sure it would perform well. > > Commercial quality relational databases is something really missing in > the Linux community, so if the price is reasonable Informix could easily > sell lots of licences here. Or maybe they could just make it a unsupported > version like Netscape have done. Come on, Informix! Let's have a native Linux > port! The installed base is bigger than any other Unix vendor. All those in favour say; "I..... want a Linux port!" :-) I want a Linux port.... of DSA 7.22. -- Mark. +------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Mark D. Stock - The West Solutions Group http://www.west.co.za | | The Informix FAQ is at http://www.iiug.org | |mailto:marks@west.co.za +-----------------------------------------+ |Tel: +27 11 803 2151 |If it doesn't work, force it! | |Fax: +27 11 803 2189 |If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway!| |Cell: +27 83 250 2325 |Well, that's how I code anyway! | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------+