Re: open source IBM i. was Re: From RGP to ¿Java?

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When have they improved their products?  I missed it...

IBM i doesn't need to be open sourced.  The high level of integration and
control over it that IBM has is part of what makes it such a rock solid
platform for running a business on.





                                                                       
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Steve Richter wrote:

> > Fact is you are always ranting on how great .NET is. Microsoft is even
more
> > "closed source" than IBM. So, do you want Windows to go open source too?
>
> As long as the company supports and improves the product, there is no
grievance.
>
Do you think ms would have improved their products if it wasn't for the
Linux competition?

> EGL is a good example of why any IBM product should be approached with
> caution.  Why couldn't whatever superior language features there are
> in EGL be added to RPG and ILE? Some of the great features of ASP.NET
> MVC are built on additions to the .NET framework and languages.
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