Dirk Moolman wrote:
> Man, I hope IBM is following this thread ...
Here is what I have passed on so far out of this thread:
"IBM needs to get more references of DB2 migrations out to disprove the
perception that the base is mostly leaving to the competition."

Given that the situation is rather ticklish it would be unreasonable to
excpect IBM to aggressively push those references, but they ought to be
available on the web.
I'm sure folks here can follow if I say that anything aggresive would be
seen as the final nail in the coffin of Informix by many customers.

Honestly, was there anything more in this thread once all the ranting is
cut out? I would love to have a serious discussion, offline would be
just as fine. I don't mind email.

I don't think anyone can expect IBM to publish the names of every
Informix developer working on DB2 and transfering technology to prove
it's indeed happening.
Equally there is a fine line to be walked on when to tell which features
are available if for nothing else than legal purposes.
(Not even mentioning that I know that Mark T. watches my every keystroke)

Cheers
Serge
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Serge Rielau
DB2 SQL Compiler Development
IBM Toronto Lab