Re: Re: Informix in the press...
YES! YES!, I'm with you !! Free IDS 10 express download without bombs !!. This allowed me to study, learn and program for IDS. J. -----Original Message----- From: "Roy Mercer" <roy.mercer@gmail.com> To: informix-list@iiug.org Date: 18 Aug 2006 08:51:47 -0700 Subject: Re: Informix in the press... Are you kidding me! http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/db2express/ DUH! It's free to download and run in production! This was my complaint at the Tampa conference, why does IBM let you download and run DB2 in production but not IDS! IDS Express needs to be offered as a free download just like DB2 express. You work for IBM? WTF! Christine Normile wrote: > The version of IDS v10 without the timeout was made available to the > IIUG exclusively for IIUG members to download. IBM requires that > individuals register when they want to download a product. Stuart > Litel has refused to make the non-timelimited code available because > of this IBM restriction (even though IBM was willing to provide the > hosting service.) > > It's interesting that you say you have trial code for DB2 that is non- > limited. Could you please provide the link where you obtained it? > > On Aug 18, 2006, at 5:25 AM, Double Echo wrote: > > > eric@herber-consulting.de wrote: > >> Sometimes wonders take a little bit longer: > >> > >> http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=154242 > >> > >> A press release from IBM mentioning Informix. Great !! > >> > > > > Excellent! > > > > Now, how about taking the 90-day timeout feature out of the > > download for > > Informix. I'm excited about Informix, interested in the product, > > so I go > > to download it like DB2. > > > > I noticed DB2 does not have the 90-day timeout. I want the full > > download > > for Informix just like DB2, no timeout, same thing as if I bought > > it. Do > > I have the IIUG to thank for the 90-day timeout? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Informix-list mailing list > > Informix-list@iiug.org > > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > > Christine Normile > Analyst > INFORMRme Magazine > 1.800.914.8674 Ext. 713 > 1.210.438.7736 mobile > christine@MyINFORM-me.com > > > > > --Apple-Mail-1--632916718 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > X-Google-AttachSize: 7864 > > <HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = > -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">The version of IDS v10 without = > the timeout was made available to the IIUG exclusively for IIUG members = > to download.=A0 IBM requires that individuals register when they want to = > download a product.=A0 Stuart Litel has refused to make the = > non-timelimited code available because of this IBM restriction (even = > though IBM was willing to provide the hosting service.)<DIV><BR = > class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>It's interesting that you = > say you have trial code for DB2 that is non-limited.=A0 Could you please = > provide the link where you obtained it?=A0=A0</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On = > Aug 18, 2006, at 5:25 AM, Double Echo wrote:</DIV><BR = > class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV = > style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = > margin-left: 0px; "><A = > href=3D"mailto:eric@herber-consulting.de">eric@herber-consulting.de</A> = > wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = > margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Sometimes = > wonders take a little bit longer:</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = > margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = > 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = > margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A = > href=3D"http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=3D154242">= > http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=3D154242</A></DIV>= > <DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = > margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = > 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">A press = > release from IBM mentioning Informix. Great !!</DIV><DIV = > style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = > margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE><DIV = > style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = > margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = > 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = > ">Excellent!</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = > margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV = > style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = > margin-left: 0px; ">Now, how about taking the 90-day timeout feature out = > of the download for<SPAN = > class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = > 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = > ">Informix.<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>I'm excited = > about Informix, interested in the product, so I go</DIV><DIV = > style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = > margin-left: 0px; ">to download it like DB2.</DIV><DIV = > style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = > margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = > 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I = > noticed DB2 does not have the 90-day timeout.<SPAN = > class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>I want the full = > download</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = > margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">for Informix just like DB2, no = > timeout, same thing as if I bought it.<SPAN = > class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Do</DIV><DIV = > style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = > margin-left: 0px; ">I have the IIUG to thank for the 90-day = > timeout?</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = > margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV = > style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = > margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = > 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = > min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = > margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = > 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = > margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV = > style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =@@NL@