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From: Peter Hatch <REMOVEMEp-hatch@uiuc.edu>
Subject: Re: Linux and Smalltalk (Objectivity OODB)
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1998 11:47:18 -0600

Joseph Bacanskas wrote:
> 
> Hi:
> 
> I agree with Marten, I (and my company) would spent the same money for VW
> Linux as I do now for
> the NT version.
> 
> It would be great to have a supported version of VW on a stable, powerful
> and fast OS that runs on minimum hardware.  I think ParcPlace would be open
> to this based on my discussions with both their sales and their technical
> staffs.  I think all it would take to get this started is a specially
> negotiated support contract.  ParcPlace cannot do this for free; supporting
> another OS platform costs money.  I would switch my support contracts to
> Linux as soon as they come due again, if the option was available (and,
> unfortunately for me, GemStone would support deployment on Linux).

I had a conversation yesterday with Jon Ball from Objectivity.  I am not
familiar with the DB, but their customers page looks quite impressive
and deserves a look (http://www.objectivity.com).  Anyway, Objectivity
has a binding for VisualWorks under their old supported platforms and
they have released a Linux port of the DB that currently only had a C++
binding.  Jon was quite excited about the Linux market, since they
released their port in response to a request from one large customer and
they've been getting a lot of enquiries about it.  I asked Jon when we
could expect a VW3.0 binding for the Linux version of Obectivity, and
Jon said, "It will be top priority as soon as ObjectShare goes
commercial with their Linux port."

So, might be something to think about.

-pete

> 
> Thanks!!
> 
> Joseph Bacanskas
> 
> Marten Feldtmann wrote:
> 
> > In article <363959e6.26800456@news.nmia.com>,
> >         joconnor@roadrunner.com (Jay O'Connor) writes:
> > > I think the problem is that you would be hard pressed to sell VW
> > > commerically on Linux using the current ObjectShare pricing model.  I
> > > don't know, maybe it's only NC becaues they haven't figured out how to
> > > sell it.
> > >>
> >
> >  I would spend the same money for VW for Linux as I would spend for
> > VW for NT. (aside the fact, that I use VA, but I see no difference what
> > OS I use ... I use Linux, because it seems to be a good, stable and
> > affordable system. Therefore I would pay the same price for VW as I
> > would pay for under VW/NT).
> >
> >  Marten