RE: Help me Justify iSeries

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not going to argue with Walden on most of this stuff.

(Well, that I don't know of many companies that can run on Standard
Edition SQL Server.  And when you need to move from one to the other,
it's going to cost you, and cost you big time.)

(And I do get a kick out of his argument that "if you have Windows, you
have lots of support costs".  I love it.  "Windows requires lots of
support, so use more of it and you'll save on volume!"  Sound good, but
don't be fooled: supporting SQL Server is a lot more work than
supporting Office on desktops.)

What I wanted to make sure we're being clear on is my comment on the
interactive tax.  I am not talking about circumventing the tax via
something like FAST/400, which breaches IBM's licensing.  I'm talking
about PSC/400, which converts your programs to run in batch using a web
interface.  This sort of approach re-architects your software to use the
web, and is supported by IBM.  My company was in fact the first company
to publicly announce its inclusion in the iSeries Tool Initiative.

I in no way recommend or endorse running unlicensed software, and I'm a
little ticked off that Walden would imply otherwise.

Joe


> From: Walden H. Leverich
> 
> 8) Software to "avoid" the interactive tax -- sorry, not going there.
> Windows is cheaper too if you don't license it. <G>