On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:51:12 -0700, Dean Kent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>PWD is for businesses, not hobbyists or students, or people who just want to >tinker. Inventors are not always business people (and vice-versa). >Therefore, PWD is really not the answer to the question that was posed. Sorry if I misinterpreted the thread. IBM has never (IMO) been particularly interested in courting hobbyists. I know this is disappointing, but there is a certain amount of risk and a certain amount of benefit. TPTB have determined that there is insufficient benefit, so no go. >I think the attempted point is - how does one go from being a >hobbyist/student/individual inventor to a commercial developer (ISV) in the >mainframe world? There is no avenue for this, at present. The *only* >route is to work for an established business. This takes us back to the >question about hobbyists and inventors - who are not the best candidates for >existing commercial development companies that want 'efficient coders', not >inventors. No avenue in what way? PWD allows for "Developing Products" in addition to "Current Products". As long as you're actually in *business* to make and sell a product (even if your seller is a business partner), PWD is the right choice. Alan Altmark IBM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
