Re: Open Source?

---- you wrote: > The Great Sphinx <sphinx_101@my-deja.com> wrote: > > [...] > > How many databases is the Informix Software (database operations) > > company going to be looking after? SE, OnLine, IDS, XPS, Foundation, > > RedBrick, Cloudscape(?), Universe, Unidata, ... > > > > If you were in charge, would you make any of these products available > > as Open Source products? Which Ones? Why? Or Why Not? Would you > > try to join the development team? Would you use the Open Source > > version yourself? > > I am who I am. I do not work, directly or indirectly, for Oracle. > > I do not see that asking this question qualifies me for retorts such > as 'Sphincter' and 'A-hole'. > > Judging from the response thus far, one person would be interested in > using Open Source versions of the Informix databases, but no-one can be > lured into helping with such an effort. And it isn't even interesting > to speculate on whether it could happen? OK, that's fair enough. > Dreadfully disappointing, but fair enough. > > Have we reached a complete consensus on this, or have people decided not > to answer simply because the person asking the question chooses to > sound...but both Delphi and Oracle have the wrong connotations; have > people chosen not to answer because the questioner chooses to remain > unidentified, and hence people have assumed that the question cannot > possibly be serious? Why are Obnoxious Clowns and Mindless Blonds > acceptable but innocent Sphinxes outcast? And where is the Mindless > Blond these days? I've been on a trip Dude. Wow, that pill was strong! > There's been an interesting amount of discussion about my signature. > > -- > And what is the Riddle of the Sphinx? The Great Sphinx has shown his hand at last! My, I think this is quite a blast! For I see through the vail of mist What were you thinking? Were you pissed? The Great Sphinx has seen the past! The riddle of the Sphinx is plain to see From an ancient land across the sea The Sphinx is from a time since cast The eye of the Sphinx once trained all that past The Great Sphinx knows more than be! The Oracle you are not, but Informed you may be For who knows the riddle of the open source tree? For a database to be commercially viable Don't you think someone should be liable? But you are in charge now, don't you see? The name is not what drives them away! If you Hyde at night, and Jekyll by day The question just came out of the blue So no one dared give Hyde his due But Dr. Jekyll, respect him... they may. AB ---------------------------------------------------------------- Get your free email from AltaVista at http://altavista.iname.com