Re: Informix Informix :: Rumors and other tales

Double Echo for President! --- Double Echo <doubleecho@your.com> wrote: > Mark, > > I'm not sure about the inner workings of IBM or > Informix, so I can't > dispute any of your claims, any more than I can > prove what was whispered > in my ear. But if you will re-read my posts you > will see that I've > carefully worded it to avoid any premise of _facts_. > I have no way of > verifying my information or disputing your claims, > but really it really > doesn't matter to me one way or the other. I heard > buzz, I'm passing > it along as buzz. If you want sport in attacking > _me_, that's something > that a lot of people like to do, but it only really > makes you look like > another angry retard here in c.d.i. > > What _is_ important is that there has apparently > been some forward > movement in the right direction--(I'm hoping here, > again I have no > proof, only buzz)--of getting a download out that > allows people to > test-drive the software and make decisions from > there. I think from > what I've heard that it's still not totally where I > would want it to > be, for example, I also heard that replication is > disabled and that > there is some kind of restriction on processes. > What is really needed > is to get the real deal out there, no restrictions. > I'm going to have > to apparently pass on this download and bother a VAR > to get a real > version for my own evaluation, not something I > really want to do, but > it appears that IBM is slowly moving in the right > direction, and > eventually I'll be able to get a real production > version directly > off the web. Timing is critical to this so let's > hope something > happens sooner than later. Taking out the time-bomb > is a great > first step, let's see a totally production version > available and > this will be a really great opportunity for people > to get > Informix and see how it works. If the IIUG can help > to make this > happen they will be doing us all a lot of good. > > > > > > > mark.scranton@gmail.com wrote: > > No - this is something that Carolyn Woods pulled > off when she was the > > IBM Liason to the IIUG, and then Christine Normile > continued when she > > was product manager. They both were vetoed by the > President of the IIUG > > himself. Carolyn finally gave up (I've known > Carolyn since the > > beginning of time - she doesn't "give up" on > anything). He didn't want > > users to have to fill out a form to get the > download - we'll see if > > that has to happen or not when 10.5 comes out. > > > > DE - you should run for President of the IIUG this > year...you have > > knack for stating rumor as fact ("...something > that SL pulled off > > apparently...."). > > > > Too bad someone from the current board that knows > all the details of > > these "events" doesn't speak up - the story is > pretty clear and simple. > > > > > > Mark Scranton > > Informix 1995-2006 > > > > Double Echo wrote: > >> Rumor has it that the latest upcoming download of > IDS at the IIUG website will not have a timebomb... > very cool. This is something that IIUG President > Stuart Litel has apparently pulled off for all the > versions..."They are a 5 process limit and will be > available for Linux, Windows, AIX, SUN and HP > (Itanium 64 bit)" ... ( I don't know any more than > that don't ask me... :-) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com