Data Studio Developer: Platforms and Assembly Information
Bernard Dhooghe
This product is based on Eclipse and integrates Java code to provide
the capabilities of the product.
Part of the I(ntellectual) Property is from IBM so we can understand
IBM charges for the capabilities.
But the assembly process (wich is also know-how and IP) results only
in a Windows and Linux/Intel product.
No AIX no Mac Os X no Solaris no Linux on Power.
I would like to have it on ... (indeed on several of the missing
platforms) so what to do?
Assemble it.
If IBM does not "productize" on some platforms due to the nature of
the building components (Eclipse and Java), an assembly "note" should
be available to allow the assembly for other platforms. Yes assembly
is also IP but as this is a chargeable product, I see no problem on
this side.
Bernard Dhooghe
Serge Rielau
May I ask WHY you want it on those other products?
The vast majority of client (and this IS a client tool) works on
Linux/PC and Windows. Following that train of thought you are likely to
see Mac before you see Solaris or AIX.
This has nothing to do with IP. It has everything to do with maintenance
cost vs. benefit for thr customers.
If you assemble it yourself and it breaks you'd still expect IBM to pick
up the phone.
Cheers
Serge
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Serge Rielau
DB2 Solutions Development
IBM Toronto Lab
Bernard Dhooghe
Hello Serge,
Why other platforms? Because customers put (a lot of) money in it,
beside the DB2 licences. Or customers want to use the platform they
prefer for a number of reasons they make the tradeoff about.
So customers must have freedom of choice, as a product as Studio
Developer is based of standard Java components where no recompile is
needed (only assembly). There is no reason why it should not be
documented how to let it run on the platforms that run the base
components.
Should support be given on the platforms where a pre-packaging is not
done by IBM? Why not? It is based on components that should behave the
same on all platforms. If it is not working on platform X, Y ,Z where
assembly has been documented for, I would say, why would work on the
platforms it is supposed to run on? Chances that IBM support works on
assembly problems and not on real code base problems are thin.
Bernard (Dhooghe)