RE: LINUX is the "one" ? ....

Whoa, slow down Steve.

<snip> OS400 could be improved in a whole bunch of ways:

An unqualified and unsuportable position if I've ever heard one.  Even
coming to a consensus on the definition of "improvement" causes LOTS of
trouble around here.  Looking at your list, I'm a little confused, since
OS400 supports most of the stuff you mention already.

Long Object names - If you're talking stream file objects, then you're set.
If you're talking about changing QSYS.LIB object names getting longer, then
you're trying to break every application that's ever been written.  Look how
much trouble has come from the LIBL expansion.  That was nothing compared to
EVERY datastructure on the system that holds an object name needing to be
rewritten/recompiled to support a new object name size.....

Long Field names - What do you mean?  In SQL, I can name my database fields
whatever I want?

Unicode - There's already support for unicode.  ????

XML - Again, all available as native support or midleware. You've got native
parsers written in C++ and Java, DB2 extenders for XML, support for all this
in WDSCi.  ????

Upgrading to V5R2 to get new features?  Huh?  How else are you to get new
functionality than to upgrade to get it?  


Eric DeLong
Sally Beauty Company
MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
940-898-7863 or ext. 1863



-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Richter [mailto:srichter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 10:22 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: LINUX is the "one" ? ....



-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Don
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 10:20 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: LINUX is the "one" ? ....

>are you suggesting that after Ian retires we get more
>functionality in CL? :)


Well I dont know much about the structure of IBM iSeries mgmt, who really
makes the decisions, who has been in charge for the last 10 yrs ...

but Ian Jarman sure seemed to be the one in charge at the recent product
announcements.

OS400 could be improved in a whole bunch of ways:
 long object names
 long field names
 native unicode
 xml integrated into the system, starting with xml database files
 much better partition to partition connectivity
   ( add system to the qualified object name.
     pgm A/system_A can then call pgm_B/System_B and open
     File_C/System_C )

dspf APIs that allow the pgmr to integrate dsply programming with http
programming.

cut it out with the rqr to upgrade to V5R2 to get the needed features that
have been added to rpg.  It might help IBM a little, but it prevents as400
programmers, who dont make the upgrade decision, from all being on the same
page and learning new techniques together.

But I dont want to see anyone get hurt, so lets just promote him and put a
glenn henry type in his place <g>
http://www.woevans.com/CPFDesign.pdf

Steve


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