Re: RDi Lite?

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim

What about MS' Express offering? Visual Studio Express for VB, e.g., seems to allow creating working code, yet it is free for the downloading.

Am I missing something with that comparison?

Regards
Vern

----- Original Message -----
The system still needs to have the LPP for the compilers etc loaded, 
that is the system side of the rational tools. The user side is the 
client we are discussing.

Think about it though, you work for several days on the perfect program 
for a client, then go to compile it and no compiler. Most clients will 
have the client side, they just don't invest in the desktop client, 
which in my mind is at least short sighted.

I'm of the opinion that IBM provides a tool, and up front tells you your 
going to pay for it. How is that bad? Next question is does Microsoft 
give it's tooling away to contractors just because? Nope, gotta buy the 
tools there too. So why should IBM give them away even the "lite" version?

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects

On 6/24/13 2:55 PM, Booth Martin wrote:
> If I own my own license can I connect to any & every machine where I
> have an ID, regardless of their licenses or lack thereof?
>
> On 6/24/2013 2:48 PM, Jon Paris wrote:
> ...
> > > However, as a freelancer I can never understand why we think we should not pay for our own tools? When was the last time any of us hired a plumber or carpenter (or car mechanic for that matter) and had him turn up with no tools and expecting to use ours?  I see no reason why the freelancer should not provide his own copy - and in most cases it is a fully deductible expense.
> -- Booth Martin 802-461-5349 http://www.martinvt.com
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