Re: Linux and Informix ?

On 19 Jun 1995, Angela Sanchez wrote: > Jason Lambert (root@bassinc.com) wrote: > : Now only if Informix would do a real port to Linux... It shouldn't be that > : hard... Linux is getting to be a pretty popular platform, If Informix needed > : help all they had to do is ask... Hell, I would help them if they asked.. > : (HINT HINT HINT HINT) > I asked the Product Marketing group to investigate this thread > on Linux. Following is their reply: First off, I want to thank you for taking the time to even consider the idea of porting Informix (SE or Online) to the Linux platforms. If you ever decided to do a port to Linux, you would have a large number of people that would be willing help on the project. Linux is a different kind of operating system in that it is a free one. People are willing to work together to make, something bigger than themselves. It is this "something bigger than themselves" and peoples willingness to provide a quality piece of software for little or no cost that makes it special. Linux is at a stage where it is being ported to the Sun,Dec Alpha,Intel and Motorola (680xx and Power PC). It has a very large number of users in many different countries that use it in their day to day activies. A growing number of commercial applications are starting to show up, but one thing IMHO that it is lacking is a very solid database system like Informix SE or Online series. I know that if an industry standard DB where to become available to the platform a large number of companies would port over just because of the cost effectiveness of the Linux System... > We strive to provide quality database technologies to our > new and existing customers where there is clear market need and > demand. > > When considering new development, Informix is committed to > delivering products which have the overall quality and > support you need. Working with FSF directly would be needed to make > this happen. The Linux community would be glad to help out if needed, to bring Informix over to Linux. I think you will find that there are some pretty bright people working with Linux. > To date, we have not heard a lot of customer requests to provide our > solution on the Linux environment. However, we will continue to listen > and evaluate this decision and opportunity as the market evolves. One thing to consider about the Linux community is that they don't always come out and bug people for things, they usually end up just writing it themselves. But, just like other people if the solution is available they will use it. > Thank you for your request for new products from Informix. Your welcome, Thank you for the time and the ear to tell my story. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Jason Lambert Bass, Inc. CIX System Analyst 2211 Arbor Blvd. (513) 293-5732 Dayton, Ohio jlambert@bassinc.com 45439 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=