Re: COMMON attempting to add AIX to the mix...

The same applies to Windows based technologies or Linux, as Scott said. The point is that the "i" in the IBM is, presumably, "integration" which means there could be several potential audiences that IBM i on the Power platform could appeal to. And, perhaps, just as we leverage AIX , Linux and Windows in our predominately i environments, the RPG language capabilities could lead some AIX folks to adopt RPG as the business language of choice. That adds another tool to the "Power" bag of tricks. Perhaps a tool an AIX user may not have known.

AIX and IBM i run on the Power platform so it is a natural move to begin to offer education that is based on the platform, rather than just the OS. The reality is that Common hasn't been an exclusive i5/OS based organization when it comes to education for quite some time. I did workshops in the 1990's on using DB2/400 with Microsoft Office. So this is a *good* thing. There are actually a few of us who would like to rub shoulders with the AIX crowd a bit. I have learned plenty about OS management and programming through my involvement with AIX and Linux.

Most of the Open Source technologies that run on i are AIX/Linux "ports" to PASE and native i5/OS. This has been a very *good* thing for the platform.

Pete Helgren


Scott Klement wrote:

Not exactly.

I said nothing about CONVERTING anyone. People running Power Systems can run both AIX and IBM i at the same time on the same computer! There is room for them to adopt some of the advantages of i without completely converting over. Likewise, there's room for us to adopt some of the advantages of AIX.

Decide on what you need, and find the best OS to do it. In some cases, especially business software, IBM i is the best place. In other places, AIX might be a better choice.

I have no idea what COMMON's motivation is -- I suspect that there are MANY motivations, not just one... what I *am* saying is that this provides new opportunities for us to show what we can do.


Glenn Ericson wrote:

Scott
are you suggesting this is to pull AIX users in and convert them to traditional
system i methodologies and development processes?

Glenn