RE: open source rpg compiler

["Bartell, Aaron L. (TC)" <ALBartell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think the iSeries RPG community has the same percentage of open source in
relation to the amount of members.  We are just not a very large group
compared to other platform/languages out there.

BTW, I can't get to the site (iSeriesOpenSource.com).  I have never heard of
it before now.  Why did you start your own iSeries open source site when
there are other large sites available for hosting open source projects
(sourceforge.com for instance)?  Maybe that is part of the problem, we don't
utilize existing technology to make our lives easier. . .  Just some
thoughts.

Aaron Bartell

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob cozzi [mailto:cozzi@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 10:55 AM
To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
Subject: RE: open source rpg compiler


The problem with Open Source is not Open Source it is Open Source in the
iSeries world. Nobody contributes to it. Everybody wants the results of it,
but nobody wants to put in the effort to make it happen. We registered
iSeriesOpenSource.com/.org about two years ago, nothing happened. 
Now, there are several people who have websites that have put in a ton of
work on utilities and tools for the OS/400 world. Granted some of them have
included source code. But I have yet to see an Open Source project in the
iSeries market.  

Of course I'd like an RPG IV compiler (which by the was is written in C, not
PL/MI like the old RPGIII compiler is), but I don't see spirit or motivation
behind making it a success. 


Bob Cozzi
Cozzi Consulting
www.rpgiv.com