Re: IBM i in the cloud (was social media)

[Henrik RÃtzou <hr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike,

are you talking to a midth fifty/sixty RPG programmer - the average Iseries
and average skilled programmer, now ?

Or are you talking to yourselve ?

On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 8:59 PM, Mike Pavlak <mike.p@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Most open source languages are also available cross platform.  Java, PHP,
> Ruby, Perl, etc.  My recommendation is to get a free distro of VM Ware
> Server, install a Linux or Windows image on your PC and get busy.  Or maybe
> you have an old PC.  If not, head to your local electronics recycling bin
> and make a withdrawal!  The languages are the same and 90% of what you need
> to learn is the language. Most of us know DB2 and general databases.
>  Learning MySQL would not hurt any of us!  When you are ready for the IBM i
> particulars, go to iDevCloud and finish it all off.
>
> I learned PHP on the street, like a lot of PHP developers.  Started on
> Linux, Windows and THEN IBM i.  I didn't whine because I did not have IBM i
> LPAR or a dedicated system.  You don't need much to learn this stuff.  Need
> any coaching? Just give me a shout!
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike
>
> mike.p@xxxxxxxx   Cell: (408)679-1011    Office: (630)928-1476
>
> Zend Server for IBM i avilable at
> http://www.zend.com/en/products/server/zend-server-5-new-ibmi
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Schmidt, Mihael
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 8:26 AM
> To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: Re: [WEB400] IBM i in the cloud (was social media)
>
> If you are doing open source development and also have a full time job,
> most of the time you don't have 2 or 4 weeks in a row to work on your open
> source dev. It is more like here an hour and there an hour and then perhaps
> a week or so with no time for os dev at all. Time to work on os dev can not
> be planned.
>
> Mihael
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Aaron Bartell
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 2:37 PM
> To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: Re: [WEB400] IBM i in the cloud (was social media)
>
> The VLP is allowed to do open source, but I get your point.  Also, if you
> have the right "coupon code" you can get it for 4 weeks at a time vs. 2
> weeks.  Back when I was using it more heavily that really came in handy.
>
> Nathan's idea of a coop for a machine is actually a really good one to get
> the price/month down - provided somebody is willing to host it on an
> internet connection that has a decent pipe.  If you split an entry level
> 520
> (or 720 now, I believe) 5 ways, you would come to about $50/party
> (including
> paying for the internet).
>
> That situation can work, and is a good starting point, but after having
> done
> it for 4yrs with one sitting in my basement, I would be willing to pay an
> extra $20/month just to have somebody keep it up to date with PTFs and
> such.
>  That's why I am holding my breath for iDevCloud.com as I know Jim and
> Larry
> are continually working with IBM to come up with further offerings.
>
> Aaron Bartell
> www.MowYourLawn.com/blog <http://www.mowyourlawn.com/blog>
> www.OpenRPGUI.com <http://www.openrpgui.com/>
> www.SoftwareSavesLives.com <http://www.softwaresaveslives.com/>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 1:21 AM, Schmidt, Mihael <
> Mihael.Schmidt@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > wrote:
>
> > Where does the open source developer fit into this?
> >
> > IBM i Academic Initiative - nope
> > IBM Virtual Loaner Program - nope
> > IBM ISV Development Lease Program - nope
> > iDevCloud.com - nope (I am not _paying_ 50 bucks for helping the
> community
> > with free software)
> >
> > No wonder we don't have an open source RPG community. It never had any
> > chance to start/grow at all.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Mihael
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