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  3. February 2012

Re: Open Access to be generally available as part of the RPG compiler


On Jan 31, 2012, at 8:18 PM, rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

This is really cool. I only hope it doesn't go the way of RDp. Meaning that it stars off as, "Here, enjoy this wonderful tool." And then years later the tune changes, "Now we're charging for it."

They _have_ been charging for it for the last two years and have now bowed to user pressure and done what they should have in the first place (included it in the OS and as part of the compiler). On that basis the likelihood of them flipping again is very very unlikely.


Jon Paris

www.partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com





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