RE: IBM not investing in i5/OS was: iSociety

From: Jon Paris

No - I know I didn't misunderstand because I made a point of asking
him afterwards if I had understood him correctly. This was back in
May of this year.

Once I get my current article out of the way I'll write him, remind
him of the context, and ask him if things have changed with the new
release or exactly what it was that he meant.

Well, even if he did think that was the case back then, it's pretty clear
what he thinks now, Jon. Here's a more complete quote:

"From Morpheus' perspective, we see EGL as giving us another option in
addition to developing directly in Java. If we are working with a customer
that has RPG developers and wants to move into developing Web applications,
we can introduce EGL. We've noticed that open minded RPG developers can pick
up the concepts of EGL very quickly. For many of our customers, there is no
need to become Java programmers - it is too much of a leap for them. With
EGL, they can produce applications, and lack of Java expertise is not going
to stop them from getting things done," says Williams. "As a business
partner, we can show our clients that building Web applications is not as
hard as they think, because EGL provides an easy way to start."

Seems to me he's pretty clearly stating that RPG programmers can use EGL,
and that there's no Java involved.

Or do you read it differently?

Joe