Re: IBM is so confusing! -- WDSCI-L

Amen

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From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Kurt Anderson
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 11:54 AM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for
System i & iSeries
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] IBM is so confusing!

I was just in a meeting, and there was a discussion about some expenses that
had been cut. I was told (in a semi-jokingly manner) that the only reason I
got RDp was because it was a Christmas gift. This is the perception of the
new licensing - a new cost above and beyond what was being paid before. A
new expense.

I want to echo what Jim Franz asked for - a PDF (or document of some sort)
that _shows_ how the new licensing saves companies money. My feeling is
that my small company isn't actually saving any money with the new
licensing, although there may be a way we could. If there was a document
that laid out how the "idea is to save you money" works and can be taken
advantage of, it might not be so rough on the RPG developers of the world to
get their hands on the wonderful tool known as RDp (well, known as RDp to
this list anyway).

I already have my license, phew, I can live the life now. However I know
how hard it is for people to get it, and I really think IBM needs to
telegraph how it really works.

Kurt Anderson

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From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Edmund Reinhardt
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 1:06 PM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for
System i & iSeries
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] IBM is so confusing!

Hi Folks
Regarding the licensing, although it may be a little more complex, the idea
is to save you money.
Rational Developer for Power, is not just another name change dictated by
marketing folks.
We are expanding our tooling from just the IBM i, to all operating systems
on the same Power hardware, including AIX and Linux.
But we don't want to make you pay for them if you don't use them, so you can
choose just to license the IBM i tools.

HTH
Edmund Reinhardt
Rational Developer for Power

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"Yes.

RD for Power 8.0 is the latest."

+1

I recently upgraded to 6.1 and now have installed RDP 8.

If you think the name is confusing wait until you get the email with the
links to get the license keys. I've got a 27 page document titled "Getting
Started with IBM Rational Licensing and PA". It's looks evil and I suspect
it's waiting to consume my weekend.

Regards, Jerry

Gerald Kern - Information Technology
Programming Supervisor
IBM Certified RPG IV Developer
Lotus Notes/Domino 8.0.1 Administrator
The Toledo Clinic, Inc.
4235 Secor Road
Toledo, OH 43623
Phone 419-479-5535
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