RE: Informix in the press...

Posted in 2006

Hamilton, Jerry — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 09:05:57 -0500 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

I altered my DB2 pop-up message to say: "I hate DB2" -----Original Message----- From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Serge Rielau Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 8:50 AM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Re: Informix in the press... Neil Truby wrote: > "Jean Georges Perrin" <jgp@iiug.org> wrote in message > news:mailman.293.1155907752.20706.informix-list@iiug.org... >> DB2 never had the bomb. > > Are you sure? > The IDS trial download disappeared without explanation from IBM site, > and Stuart Litel was asked to do the same for the ones on the IIUG site. > When pressed the explanation was that they didn;t contain the 90-day > bomb and was thus not consistent with DB2. DB2 always had a message pop up every time you started DB2, counting the days down from 90. Now, no DB2 build I work with in the lab ever lasts 90 days, so I don't know whether DB2 simply stops working or just keeps nagging after 90 days. Cheers Serge -- Serge Rielau DB2 Solutions Development IBM Toronto Lab IOD Conference http://www.ibm.com/software/data/ondemandbusiness/conf2006/ _______________________________________________ Informix-list mailing list Informix-list@iiug.org http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list