RE: Is IBM actually doing something with IDS?




From: "Fred Pratt" <fpratt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Carsten Haese'" <carsten@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <informix-list@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Is IBM actually doing something with IDS?

"Simply giving away a "real deal, production ready" database engine for free
won't make any business sense to IBM."

IBM does this with DB2 Express-C. Why not a similar version for IDS?

Fred

Because IDS isn't DB2 or Oracle? ;-)

Seriously, its like asking to testdrive a Ferrari but you can only keep it in first gear, and there's a throttle lock/govenor so you can't go faster than 15mph / 25kph.

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