Re: open source on iSeries

[boldt@xxxxxxxxxx]

James wrote:
>...
>Open source projects are a "catch as catch can" proposition for us
>little folk that are trying to make a difference in the world that we
>believe in.
>
>Just this past week I read an article about IBM offering a Linux only
>mainframe.
>
>Then it dawned on me that IBM is playing a "me too" strategy with
>Linux.  I find it ironic that the largest computer company on Earth,
>with income in excess of $1 billion per week, would be riding the coat
>tails of a product that is available for free.

Software and hardware are becoming commodity items these days.
The money is in services.

>Maybe open source can make a paradigm shift.  Maybe open source should
>be taken seriously.

Maybe?!?  If it weren't for open source software, the whole
internet as we know it wouldn't exist.  And you're not sure
if it can be taken seriously?

Cheers!  Hans

Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com