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JTOpen considerations. Functionality. Today you can use JTOpen instead of classes from the Toolbox licensed program (LP). For the most part it goes the other way as well. The big difference is timing. You will see new function in JTOpen before the function comes out in the licensed program. So, if you want to use some new widget in JTOpen 2.0 but your CEO says you cannot use any open source code, you will have to wait until that widget comes out in a release of the licensed program. Notice I start the section with "today". Right now all of the core Toolbox classes are written by the IBM development team. Someday we hope to get submissions from developers in the open source community. That function would only be in JTOpen. At that point there would be a functional difference that would not be resolved the next time the LP is released. Also, a function is put in open source only when it is done from the developer's point of view. I don't want to give the impression we dump function into JTOpen as an alternative to a beta program. Support. The LP is supported like any other iSeries licensed program. If you find a problem you call support and get a fix via a PTF. You have some leverage because of the way IBM supports LPs. Open source also has a defect reporting / fix mechanism via the open source web site. You do loose the leverage that comes with an official LP, however. In reality, today the biggest difference between the two is timing. The open source fix is often available in a couple of days while the official LP PTF comes out on the Toolbox service pack schedule (current schedule is one PTF every six months). The worst case is if you just miss a PTF you can get an open source fix in days while an official PTF will take up to six months. Obviously you have a fix much sooner to test and work with but unless you have a big stick you will have to wait for the PTF. Summary -- the Toolbox team is working very hard to make Open Source work. Today there really is no difference between the LP and JTOpen except when a function or fix becomes available. The same developers write and support the code. By using open source you get new function and fixes faster, but you do give up the official channel for fixing problems. David Wall AS/400 Toolbox for Java Madhavan <seawolf00@yahoo.com>@midrange.com on 01/12/2001 12:08:34 PM Please respond to JAVA400-L@midrange.com Sent by: owner-java400-l@midrange.com To: java400-l@midrange.com cc: Subject: JT Open and Java Tool box classes Hi All, Appreciate a reply about WHAT is the difference between JTOPEN and JAVA TOOL BOX CLASSES ? Can I use them interchangeably ? My understanding is that the former is open source version of the latter. But is there any risk if I use it as a part of my product ? Thanks ! Madhavan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/ +--- | This is the JAVA/400 Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to JAVA400-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to JAVA400-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to JAVA400-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner: joe@zappie.net +---
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