Re: IceBreak goes OS (Open Source)

Hi all!

We would be happy to be able to announce it all in one go, but we have to do
it over steps simply because we need to be able to deliver existing software
while we make the OS (Open Source) ready. I?m also sure that many of you out
there will be happy to have a free IceBreak soon ? even if you have to wait
for the OS to come. The most important thing will be to come with a
realistic date for the OS and send the free version out as soon as possible.

I hope you all agree.

Regards,


Bent Ronne
Manager Director

System & Method Technologies
Håndværkersvinget 8, DK-2970 Hørsholm
Phone: +45 70 20 36 10
Fax: +45 70 20 30 11
E-mail: bro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: www.Icebreak.org


-----Original Message-----
From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Ralph Daugherty
Sent: 14. juni 2008 01:26
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: [WEB400] IceBreak goes OS (Open Source)


Well Niels, my opinion is there shouldn't be two steps, and when
it's ready it's ready, but maybe others have a different viewpoint. I
just don't think the trees are going to shake until it's ready.

Although I do understand the tons of stuff that has to be done to
get there. Hopefully sooner rather than later.

I remember a dot com experience where a vendor hired me to write a
web back end to create the Jobs/400 site, and said it had a drop dead
date of three months from now, or something similarly dot commish. I
wrote code like a maniac, 14,000 lines of RPG in three months, and
delivered a full featured working jobs site on deadline, and the vendor
and customer screwed around with paperwork or some such nonsense for
half a year.

So yeah, yours is a realistic deadline whereas mine wasn't. :)

rd



Niels Liisberg wrote:

Now we are only discussing the time frame for the rollout. We are
talking about two steps:


Step 1) Free IceBreak.
You will be able to download and use IceBreak/OS from September 1. 2008
(Roughly time estimate)

Step 2)
Open IceBreak ? even more roughly round mid January 2009.


There are load of things to do with website, code changes logistic,
changes, paperwork etc. so the concept as a hole will take time.

But how does that sound?

P.S. I certainly hope this is worth the journey. I hope you guys can shake
some trees out there - my genitals are on the line here...





Best regards


Niels Liisberg
IceBreak Chief SW Architect

System & Metode Technologies
Håndværkersvinget 8, DK-2970 Hørsholm
Phone: +45 70 20 36 10
Fax: +45 70 20 30 11
Direct: +45 45 177 055
Mobile: +45 31 158 861
E-mail: nli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: www.system-method.com and www.Icebreak.org