Well said Matt. Instead of seeing a problem, look at it as an opportunity to make the i do what you need it to do.
On 2/11/2009 at 8:08 AM, "Haas, Matt (CL Tech Sv)" <matt.haas@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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One thing I don't understand is why there is so much reliance on IBM to do *everything* for the i. The whole reason this is available on Windows and *nix platforms is because someone took the time to develop it in the first place and port it to the platforms it has binaries for. This doesn't appear to be vendor driven at all.
It seems to me like a lot of the i's image problems are caused by people's unwillingness to do things for themselves. It's great when IBM delivers things but the basic building blocks to do pretty much anything are already there and IBM provides guides (and even help in some cases) on porting software from other platforms so why not give it a try and see what happens? Worst case is it doesn't work and you'll have to find another solution.
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Matt
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