piotrek wrote:
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>> "Denham, Mark" <Mark.Denham@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:mailman.1072.1210253144.20610.informix-list@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> I'm not sure that makes IDS unique....i've seen other vendors do this.
>> Typically they all copy each other!
>
>> I thought IBM changed the way the s/w was licensed so that you didn't
>> "buy" the product at all. Rather you pay maintenance...aka lease the
>> s/w. > I also thought that under these terms if you stopped paying
>> maintenance you should stop using the s/w.
>> It's been a long time since i've had to bother about such details.
>
> Happy you! We are working also with Oracle and MSSQL. Both have many
> week points but both give:
> - easy access to developement versions of engine
> - FREE and immediate and easy to find access to patches
>
> I always liked informix and promoted it in client talks. But now I have
> no more sentiment...
>
>
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>> Subject: Re: reliability?
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>>
>> "piotrek" <piotrUSUN_T_O110@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > one more short question:
>> > How to obtain fix?
>> > Sure - I can find it on fixcentral but as far as I know our
>> client has no
>> > more active sup****t...
>> >
>>
>> In other words:
>> is it true that we have to pay extra for any (even most
>> critical) fix to
>> IDS??
>> If so - this makes Informix an unique rdbms (or any other) software
>> vendor...
>> Especially taking into account IDS buggynes....
>>
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AFAIK: You can download Oracle XE and use it for production, but you
don't get access to Metalink.
You can download development version of the Enterprise, but you cannot
use it for production or
even to access your customer's production database.
You can get Micro$oft SQL Server with one of the developer's programs,
but you have to
renew subscription every year or stop using software (and now pass some
sort of exam on the
web to continue using it - so I moved everything to Linux :-) )
All of the above are licensing restrictions, but not functional
limitations.
Informix sup****t gives you access to the new versions and emergency
sup****t for production
environment.
HTH
Michael
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