If they want more money later, all they have to do is adjust the compiler
price. They shouldn't need to do too much more with this anyway. Most of
the work is done by other people to write the actual handlers.
From:
Kurt Anderson <kurt.anderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:
RPG programming on the IBM i / System i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:
02/01/2012 09:16 AM
Subject:
RE: Open Access to be generally available as part of the RPG compiler
Sent by:
rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Yes, I'm aware that they were charging. Why else am I saying, "This is
really cool"?
And since they charged for it once, I wouldn't be surprised if they would
charge for it again. Bending to pressure? How about removing the
barrier. Then raise the chain up behind us later. I guess I'm being
pessimistic, but I'm still dealing with the pains of RDp pricing.
-Kurt
-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:51 AM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: Re: Open Access to be generally available as part of the RPG
compiler
Actually, Kurt, the opposite has already happened - OAR started out as an
extra-cost feature of RPG and the run-time. Now it is included at no extra
cost.
I'll also get a little picky about words - it's not a tool, so far as I
see it. It's a feature of the language, RPG. It felt like it was
unprecedented when IBM charged for a new feature of the language - a new
keyword on an F-spec, plus the system support behind that keyword. Now
things feel more like back to normal.
I hope that this encourages more developers to work with non-traditional
data sources in RPG - that it helps us all to keep working with the
platform and language that we find to be so productive and robust for our
employers.
Regards
Vern
On 1/31/2012 1:16 PM, Kurt Anderson 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."
-Kurt
-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Barbara Morris
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 9:13 AM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Open Access to be generally available as part of the RPG
compiler
I just posted a blog entry in the RPG cafe about an IBM announcement
that I am really excited about.
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/b542d3ac-078
5-4b6f-8e53-f72051460822/entry/open_access_to_be_available_to_all_rpg_
programmers15?lang=en
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