RE: Ordering WDSC 5.1

What I don't understand is why ALL licensed customers --current on
software subscription-- aren't able to download the release, instead of
just those on "Passport Subscription". There is a small subset of users
here who have been using 5.1 for weeks, while the rest of us have to
wait until late October before we can even place an order. Why? We've
paid our fees, just like those in the Passport program.

Regards,

John Taylor


> -----Original Message-----
> From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Phippard
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 12:27 PM
> To: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
> Subject: RE: [WDSCI-L] Ordering WDSC 5.1
> 
> 
> I hear where you are coming from, but when you think about 
> it, it isn't 
> much different than not automatically sending out PTF's.. 
> 
>  At a minimum, some kind of "opt-in" list would be nice where 
> you could 
> perhaps take one extra step to request to receive these 
> upgrades and then 
> have it happen automatically.
> 
> If one were to look for a bright side to this, then perhaps 
> this ordering 
> requirement is at least allowing IBM to get some kind of idea 
> as to who is 
> using or interested in WDSC.  Since WDSC is included for free with a 
> licensed program that basically everyone already has, one 
> downside to that 
> packaging is that it is hard for IBM to have an idea how many 
> people are 
> using it.
> 
> Mark
>