Re: Ruby On Rails on the iSeries

["Jon Paris" <Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > but when their products reach a certain level of success, IBM releases
something to compete against it.  EGL seems to be that way.

I'm not going to disagree with your basic premise that IBM can sometimes
"muscle out" a BP Nathan - although "buying out" is often the way.

However, you can't use EGL as an example.  EGL is just the latest name in a
long series of names for what is fundamentally the same tool that has been
around for years.  In fact a 400 version has been around for years way back
to the days of (shudder) AD/Cycle.  Prior to being known as EGL it was
VisualAge Generator - can't recall the other various names it has gone by.  

Jon Paris
Partner400

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