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

["M. Lazarus" <mlazarus@xxxxxxxx>]

Nathan,

 I have dabbled in various technologies, such as Java, VARPG, screen 
scraper/markup tool, etc., but for the most part felt that the 
complexities and / or restrictions that each introduced was unacceptable.

 The other side of the coin is that while customer would like a GUI, 
very few want to pay "extra" to have one.  As a consultant, I'm bound 
by what the customer is willing to pay for, vs. a company with a 
finished product that they are mass marketing.  I would love to be on 
a project that would allow me to solidify my GUI technical 
skills.  (Any takers out there?)

 So to some degree, I have not been waiting, but rather hoping that 
the good folks at IBM will come to their senses and "get with the program."

 -mark


At 5/12/09 09:19 AM, you wrote:

> > From: M. Lazarus
> > Have you gone on a sales call where your competition has
> > the GUI and you don't?  I have and it's not pretty.
>
> Your competition provides a GUI, and you don't?  It was about 1993 
> when we began feeling pressure from prospects and competitors to 
> provide a GUI - which begs the question, what have you been doing 
> for the past 16 years, or so?
>
> Waiting for IBM to fix the problem?
>
> Nathan.