Re: No future for DB2--er I mean Informix

Ian Wilson said: > > Obnoxio The Clown wrote: >> >> Even if IBM ever did make SE "free", I can't see them GPLing it. Ever. > > I can't work out why you say that ... > > IBM more or less did that with the Cloudscape DBMS they inherited from > Informix. After all, like the GPL, the Apache Licence allows access to > source code. > > Does SE actually contain more valuable and confidential trade secrets? I think it does. > Actually I'd be interested to know how people think SE compares to > Cloudscape/Derby as a DBMS engine. Very different indeed. As far as I recall, Cloudscape was another brilliant acquisition </irony> in the days when Informix was buying every database it could lay its hands on. As such, I don't think it would reveal anything about IDS or any of the other Informix-derived engines. Could be wrong though. -- Bye now, Obnoxio "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche A smile is a gift that is free to the giver and precious to the recipient. But giving someone the finger is free too, and I find it more personal and sincere. sending to informix-list