Re: Bleeding edge Was: DDL Record Select

Hmmm. Bryce. If V7R1M0 doesn't exist I wonder what IBM was referring to on this license key document:

" These license keys must be installed within 70 days of installing IBM i Version 7, Release 1.
Keep this form for future reference. NOTE these keys will expire on
XX/XX/XX. You must order V7R1M0 from your software distribution
center before that date."

Seems like IBM i 7.1 AND V7R1M0 are equivalent in IBM's eyes....

Not that IBM has a V7 of anything in beta at the moment .... :-)

Pete

Bryce Martin wrote:

Just in case you missed the memo Lukas... is 6.1 not V6R1. 7.1 is in beta.... V7R1 doesn't exist. Time to update your IBM Terminology Database :D

On another note, just because a company is not on 6.1 doesn't mean they are ignoring their IT infrastructure. Its all about the value added to each company to make that move. We would love to go to 6.1 but we don't have the time right now and honestly we wouldn't really be gaining a whole lot. We like being current, it is something we are always try to do when we are afforded the opportunity. So making blanket statements like that aren't productive to the argument.


Thanks
Bryce Martin
Programmer/Analyst I
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On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 16:00, Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Sheesh, Rob!! You KNOW what I mean, yet take it to realms unknown. And
you ARE always on the bleeding edge when there is on - you're the first
to get the latest.

V6R1 still isn't bleeding edge. It's the release to be on right now.
It's been out for two years. If you're not on V6R1 by now, you're
neglecting your IT infrastructure.

And you happen always to be on the latest because you choose to be and
have a company that goes with you on it. Not everyone is in your

position.

Using SSDs in your equipment puts you in the bleeding Edge zone, but
running V6R1 doesn't.

Heck, the V7R1 beta is already out. It's just a question of time until
V7R1 hits the streets, and support for V5R4 is dropped at some point.

If a shop is still on V5R4 and currently has no timeframe for an
upgrade, you seriously need to consider your strategy.

If you can't upgrade to V6R1 because of a software package not being
ready for V6R1, this means your IT strategy is already fucked since
quite some time - ANZOBJCVN has been available for long, and the need
for object conversion for V6R1 has also been known for quite some
time.

Therefore, I ask you to qualify you advice by the release you are on.

No qualification means either V5R4 or V6R1, as these two are the only
supported releases. It's not difficult for anyone else reading the
posts when the function was added.