While perusing other newsgroups, I happened upon this interesting bit
of information . . . .

-------------------
Robustness of pl/pgSQL, pl/PHP, pl/JAVA, pl/TCL, pl/PYTHON ? your
choice !
PostgreSQL has triggers, SP,...

> BTW, what platforms do postGre SQL and Informix port to? Isnt informix
> dead? IBM bought it and are shutting it down right?

yes, there will be 9.50 and 9.60 and then Informix ends.

(sig not included)
--------------------------------------------------------------

This individual also mentioned something along the same lines in c.d.i
a while back as well. Since I haven't heard anything official from
IBM, I'm guessing that this is just a bit of FUD. Can anyone clarify
this information?

Err...

News to me.


"John Carlson" <john_carlson@whsmithusa.com> wrote in message
news:lmc4kvoskcmud67hl1o0s50pffq8udui0l@4ax.com...
> While perusing other newsgroups, I happened upon this interesting bit
> of information . . . .
>
> -------------------
> Robustness of pl/pgSQL, pl/PHP, pl/JAVA, pl/TCL, pl/PYTHON ? your
> choice !
> PostgreSQL has triggers, SP,...
>
> > BTW, what platforms do postGre SQL and Informix port to? Isnt informix
> > dead? IBM bought it and are shutting it down right?
>
> yes, there will be 9.50 and 9.60 and then Informix ends.
>
> (sig not included)
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> This individual also mentioned something along the same lines in c.d.i
> a while back as well. Since I haven't heard anything official from
> IBM, I'm guessing that this is just a bit of FUD. Can anyone clarify
> this information?

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 14:32:18 GMT, "Madison Pruet" <mpruet@comcast.net>
wrote:

>Err...
>
>News to me.
>

Seems like you'd be one of the ones to know if there were an 'issue' .
.. . .8-)

>
>"John Carlson" <john_carlson@whsmithusa.com> wrote in message
>news:lmc4kvoskcmud67hl1o0s50pffq8udui0l@4ax.com.. .
>> While perusing other newsgroups, I happened upon this interesting bit
>> of information . . . .
>>
>> -------------------
>> Robustness of pl/pgSQL, pl/PHP, pl/JAVA, pl/TCL, pl/PYTHON ? your
>> choice !
>> PostgreSQL has triggers, SP,...
>>
>> > BTW, what platforms do postGre SQL and Informix port to? Isnt informix
>> > dead? IBM bought it and are shutting it down right?
>>
>> yes, there will be 9.50 and 9.60 and then Informix ends.
>>
>> (sig not included)
>> --------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> This individual also mentioned something along the same lines in c.d.i
>> a while back as well. Since I haven't heard anything official from
>> IBM, I'm guessing that this is just a bit of FUD. Can anyone clarify
>> this information?
>

John Carlson wrote:

> While perusing other newsgroups, I happened upon this interesting bit
> of information . . . .
>
> -------------------
> Robustness of pl/pgSQL, pl/PHP, pl/JAVA, pl/TCL, pl/PYTHON ? your
> choice !
> PostgreSQL has triggers, SP,...
>
>> BTW, what platforms do postGre SQL and Informix port to? Isnt informix
>> dead? IBM bought it and are shutting it down right?
>
> yes, there will be 9.50 and 9.60 and then Informix ends.
>
> (sig not included)
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> This individual also mentioned something along the same lines in c.d.i
> a while back as well. Since I haven't heard anything official from
> IBM, I'm guessing that this is just a bit of FUD. Can anyone clarify
> this information?

Hell, when Informix ran Informix no-one had visibility of whether there were
even 2 releases into the future. )

Clearly just someone who hasn't worked out that the arrow means "it
continues in this direction..."

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 18:06:16 +0100, Obnoxio The Clown
<obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote:

>John Carlson wrote:
>
>> While perusing other newsgroups, I happened upon this interesting bit
>> of information . . . .
>>
>> -------------------
>> Robustness of pl/pgSQL, pl/PHP, pl/JAVA, pl/TCL, pl/PYTHON ? your
>> choice !
>> PostgreSQL has triggers, SP,...
>>
>>> BTW, what platforms do postGre SQL and Informix port to? Isnt informix
>>> dead? IBM bought it and are shutting it down right?
>>
>> yes, there will be 9.50 and 9.60 and then Informix ends.
>>
>> (sig not included)
>> --------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> This individual also mentioned something along the same lines in c.d.i
>> a while back as well. Since I haven't heard anything official from
>> IBM, I'm guessing that this is just a bit of FUD. Can anyone clarify
>> this information?
>
>Hell, when Informix ran Informix no-one had visibility of whether there were
>even 2 releases into the future. )
>
>Clearly just someone who hasn't worked out that the arrow means "it
>continues in this direction..."

. . . which makes sense . . . too much sense.

John Carlson wrote:

> On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 18:06:16 +0100, Obnoxio The Clown
> <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>John Carlson wrote:
>>
>>> While perusing other newsgroups, I happened upon this interesting bit
>>> of information . . . .
>>>
>>> -------------------
>>> Robustness of pl/pgSQL, pl/PHP, pl/JAVA, pl/TCL, pl/PYTHON ? your
>>> choice !
>>> PostgreSQL has triggers, SP,...
>>>
>>>> BTW, what platforms do postGre SQL and Informix port to? Isnt informix
>>>> dead? IBM bought it and are shutting it down right?
>>>
>>> yes, there will be 9.50 and 9.60 and then Informix ends.
>>>
>>> (sig not included)
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> This individual also mentioned something along the same lines in c.d.i
>>> a while back as well. Since I haven't heard anything official from
>>> IBM, I'm guessing that this is just a bit of FUD. Can anyone clarify
>>> this information?
>>
>>Hell, when Informix ran Informix no-one had visibility of whether there
>>were even 2 releases into the future. )
>>
>>Clearly just someone who hasn't worked out that the arrow means "it
>>continues in this direction..."
>
> . . . which makes sense . . . too much sense.

I retract that statement immediately then! )

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 15:34:34 -0400, "Art S. Kagel"
<kagel@bloomberg.net> wrote:

>On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 12:16:26 -0400, John Carlson wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 18:06:16 +0100, Obnoxio The Clown
>> <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>John Carlson wrote:
>><SNIP>
>>>
>>>Hell, when Informix ran Informix no-one had visibility of whether there
>>>were even 2 releases into the future. )
>>>
>>>Clearly just someone who hasn't worked out that the arrow means "it
>>>continues in this direction..."
>>
>> . . . which makes sense . . . too much sense.
>
>The Clown making sense? Can't have that!

Tell me about it . . . I looked outside the window just as the pigs
flew by . . . .
>
>Art S. Kagel

John Carlson wrote:

> While perusing other newsgroups, I happened upon this interesting bit
> of information . . . .
>
> -------------------
> Robustness of pl/pgSQL, pl/PHP, pl/JAVA, pl/TCL, pl/PYTHON ? your
> choice !
> PostgreSQL has triggers, SP,...
>
>
>>BTW, what platforms do postGre SQL and Informix port to? Isnt informix
>>dead? IBM bought it and are shutting it down right?
>
>
> yes, there will be 9.50 and 9.60 and then Informix ends.
>
> (sig not included)
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> This individual also mentioned something along the same lines in c.d.i
> a while back as well. Since I haven't heard anything official from
> IBM, I'm guessing that this is just a bit of FUD. Can anyone clarify
> this information?

FUD. 9.60 detailed planning is just about to start. 9.70 follows;
that which doesn't make it into those will be considered for 9.80.

--
Jonathan Leffler #include <disclaimer.h>
Email: jleffler@earthlink.net, jleffler@us.ibm.com
Guardian of DBD::Informix v2003.04 -- http://dbi.perl.org/

"Jonathan Leffler" <jleffler@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:JED0b.671$lw4.302@newsread3.news.pas.earthlin k.net...
> John Carlson wrote:
>
> > While perusing other newsgroups, I happened upon this interesting bit
> > of information . . . .
> >
> >>BTW, what platforms do postGre SQL and Informix port to? Isnt informix
> >>dead? IBM bought it and are shutting it down right?

> FUD. 9.60 detailed planning is just about to start. 9.70 follows;
> that which doesn't make it into those will be considered for 9.80.

Indeed. And with all those marketing dollars, that promotional effort and
those Infobahns IBM is putting into supporting Informix to the hilt, how
could the casual observer *possibly* conclude that Informix is "dead" and
IBM are "shutting it down"?

"Jonathan Leffler" <jleffler@earthlink.net> wrote

> FUD. 9.60 detailed planning is just about to start. 9.70 follows;
> that which doesn't make it into those will be considered for 9.80.

Didn't IDC come up with an article few months back "Informix - Twilight years".

We recvd a complimentary copy of that report from you-know-which-cOmpany.

rk-