RE: Informix free
Last time I called Oracle tech support, it took three days for some clueless tech to get back to me with a lame suggestion followed by a recommendation that we upgrade. Sorry, life is too short for that. I've never had that sort of problem with Informix. Sure they suggest upgrades, but generally work with whatever release you've got. cheers j. > -----Original Message----- > From: Watson, Paul [mailto:Paul.Watson@aggregate.com] > Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 9:58 AM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: RE: Informix free > > > >Last I checked, they weren't going to fix the PAM "bug" in 7.30 for > > >Linux. Solution? Charge me for 9.21. 4GL-7.20 for Linux shipped > > >with bugs, too. Solution? Charge me for 7.30. Informix > > also insists > > >on me purchasing *three* copies of 4GL-7.30... Their QA sucks and > > I've never met their QA, is she good??? > > Paul Watson # > WF Software Ltd # All answers are > +44 1435 674629 # pure fantasy > +44 1436 678693 # > www.wfsoftware.com/informix # > > > > >they're greedy bastards to boot... > > > > Tchoh! > > > > Picky, picky, picky... > > > > :-) > > >
"Parker, Jack" <JParker@engage.com> writes: > Last time I called Oracle tech support, it took three days for some clueless > tech to get back to me with a lame suggestion followed by a recommendation > that we upgrade. Sorry, life is too short for that. I've never had that > sort of problem with Informix. Sure they suggest upgrades, but generally > work with whatever release you've got. "Generally" is the key word here. Informix seems to treat their Linux ports as bastard step-children. In fact, I believe that I'd be trading bugs A, B, and C, for bugs D, E, and F if I upgrade. I don't honestly believe that they will treat their Linux ports any better if I throw more money at them. With Free/Open Source software, at least I can fix bugs myself or hire someone else to. It's not that I'm cheap, I just can't rationalize paying big bux for buggy, proprietary software and each inevitable "upgrade" (of course, consultants for companies that can are able to command enormous salaries for the voodoo that they do). I especially can't rationalize being forced to pay for *three* copies of a product when I only need one. -- Forte International, P.O. Box 1412, Ridgecrest, CA 93556-1412 Ronald Cole <ronald@forte-intl.com> Phone: (760) 499-9142 President, CEO Fax: (760) 499-9152 My GPG fingerprint: C3AF 4BE9 BEA6 F1C2 B084 4A88 8851 E6C8 69E3 B00B