On 3/10/2013 11:04 PM, David Griffiths wrote:
On 3 October 2013 15:33, David Crayford <[email protected]> wrote:
Support is important if a customers wants to run open source in production.
But that hasn't stopped the masses. Just look at Linux
and just about every important piece of software of the last decade or so.
It's a tangible idea, but needs to be backed by paid support
just like Rocket are doing with ported tools.
I wonder what level that support needs to be at for people to purchase
and use such apps? Maybe if people could get confidence from seeing
other people's feedback on the "app store" combined with a contact
email address, would that be sufficient in some circumstances?
Anybody can use an open source package for free. If you want support you
pay. Simple as that. That's a good deal!
z/OS is starved of decent tools. Almost every programming language has it's
roots in the 60s, 70s or 80s. It's time for a change. And I
don't mean Java, which isn't really a step up in terms of productivity.
Agreed. I know Rexx has a lot of fans for instance but few outside the
mainframe world. Would be good to see modern alternatives such as Lua.
It's no secret that I ported Lua because I yap on about it enough! But
that's not because I'm motived by self-promotion. My point is, hey, here
is something really good to do interesting stuff
that your current tool set cannot. It's backed by a huge community and
people are contributing all the time. It's alive, it's kicking and it
can make your life better. To me it's a
no-brainer but convincing mainframers to step outside of their comfort
zone is difficult.
Cheers,
Dave
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