RE: MONITOR (was Open source ERP)

Martin wrote:
>Thanks for that, Joe.  I actually joined the list about the time the
>CF-specs debate was getting heated.  I wondered what people were talking
>about at first, but waited and got the gist by reading all the posts.
>However, I wondered then, and I wonder now (though I'd forgotten about
>it inbetween times) how people came to know about these ideas in the
>first place.  Have IBM formally published future proposals, or did Hans
>and/or Barbara let this out?  Or something else?

I don't like being the first to describe what's coming in
a future release, but normally, George Farr, the manager
of this group, discusses the future of RPG in his various
user group presentations.

I discussed the proposed CF-Spec here specifically to
elicit comments on some very specific questions I had on
the design of the function.  As you can imagine, there
were a lot of different ways we could design it, and there
was no absence of opinions within my department.  The
input provided by people here was incredibly useful.
Perhaps the most useful piece of information was how much
people wanted the function!

In general, though, we try not to be too specific this far
in advance of our next release since things are always
subject to change.

Cheers!  Hans

Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com


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