Re: Linux and Informix

On Fri, 16 May 1997, Brian Fahrlander wrote: > I'm recently learning that Linux is a pretty happy, stable place to > be. I don't say this lightly- I ran on SCO (and swore by it) for almost > 7 years before evaluating Linux and finding it so. Nice feeling, ain't it. > I called them up and got an answer that I think is BS. They said > they'd support it, but that it would violate their ISO9000 standard for > which they worked so hard. > > I haven't worked in an ISO9000 facility...is this BS or could there > be some truth to it? Back home in Alabama, we have a phrase for explanations such as this one. As this is a family-oriented newsgroup, however, I'm afraid I can't repeat it here. > Also, would anyone have any Informix 4GL work-alike that runs on > Linux? www.empress.com They're making a killing selling their RDBMS for Linux. The personal version is $150, and I'm thinking about buying it. Small businesses and people who use databases as auxillary parts of their computer systems (like network weenies such as yours truly) are an interesting case. Would I like to see Informix for Linux? You bet your sweet kisser I would. Were it available, would I use it? Yep. Is lack of Informix going to cause me to switch platforms? No. I'd really like to hear something from Informix soon about their Linux plans so I should know whether or not to wait on them. -- Todd Graham Lewis Linux! Core Engineering MindSpring Enterprises tlewis@mindspring.net (800) 719 4664, x2804