Edward E. Jaffe wrote:
It's no surprise. The so-called "registry" is still somewhat informal and not that well known. Hardly anyone at IBM even knows of its existence. The vast majority of ISV products aren't registered there. This is *especially* true of products that were written so long ago.
I'm not sure what you mean by "informal." Prefixes must be registered for IBM products before they are distributed. There's even a corporate standard. Someone trying to release a product without following it will learn all about it when the product is submitted to SDF for distribution.
However, looking at what I think is the current prefix list on our intranet, I can see that, as you observed, few vendors register their prefixes. I have never understood this. It's to our mutual benefit--IBM, other vendors, and customers all win--and the price is right (no charge).
I encourage all software vendors to send [EMAIL PROTECTED] a note to get started.
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