RE: open source the IBM i kernel. Was: Why i??? NEED YOUR INPUT

["Christen, Duane" <Duane.Christen@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve;

I think most of us on this list would wet ourselves if IBM handed us the code to our favorite (or most hated) piece of i/OS (I'd like the SQL pre-compiler, its so close just a few tweaks).

Would that save the IBM i, Not it my opinion.

There are three things that need to happen save the IBM i, IMO, not necessarily in this order:

1. Current proponents of IBM i, have to promote the box when and where possible (Even to IBM itself).
2. Educational institutions have to be evangelized 
3. IBM has to promote the box internally and externally (and not just to the faithful).

Duane Christen


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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Richter
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 9:34 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: open source the IBM i kernel. Was: Why i??? NEED YOUR INPUT

On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Christen, Duane <Duane.Christen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Steve;
>
> (I sure I have some of the below wrong, and someone else can explain 
> better, but. :))
>
> Which kernel?

I don't know what is kernel and what is vertical microcode. Release the RPG compiler, all the workstation stuff, ILE, work management, program call stack. Would be fun as a hobbyist to be able to get at the SLS and expand the 16meg segment size of the system. No point in releasing DB2, but do release the parts of the OS that couple a
database to the system.   The system is fading away. We have all seen
AS400 shops shut down and their valuable home grown software applications deleted from existance. That should not be the fate of IBM i.

-Steve
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