Re: IBM proposes EGL go open source; Tuesday June 29 at 10AM Eastern, 7AM Pacific

[Kelly Cookson <KCookson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm willing to consider that open source EGL is really a good thing for IBMi developers.

I'm just not convinced (yet) that open source EGL is a complete, stand-alone package. I don't want to get wrapped up in open source EGL, then discover I really need to get the licensed version of EGL tools in order to run a business with EGL. I need to feel confident that open source EGL is more than bait for the licensed version.

Kelly Cookson
Senior Programmer/Analyst
Dot Foods, Inc.
217-773-4486 x12676
www.dotfoods.com

-----Original Message-----
From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Trevor Perry
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 11:08 AM
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: [WEB400] IBM proposes EGL go open source; Tuesday June 29 at 10AM Eastern, 7AM Pacific

I can just see the EGL powers-that-be, sitting in a room.
  "Hey Fred, we sold any of them EGLs lately?"
  "Nope!"
  "Oh crap, we better stop spending money - how can we show that we 'care'?"
  "I know! Let's open source it!"


On 6/29/10 8:51 AM, "elehti@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <elehti@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> http://www-949.ibm.com/software/rational/cafe/docs/DOC-3481
>
> IBM has put together a proposal to take its EGL business development
> language open source. (And yes, you read that right.) The EGL
> Development Tools Project, as its called, includes a detailed proposal
> and well as an FAQ. In addition, IBM is holding an EGL open source
> launch event webcast on June 29
>
>
> http://www-949.ibm.com/software/rational/cafe/community/egl/open