Subject Re[2]: [IBO] FreeIB+ - now it's comercial !!!
Author Carlos H. Cantu
Sorry, but if you only uses the comps to learn database programming why are
the NAGs a problem ?

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Carlos
WarmBoot Informatica - http://www.warmboot.com.br
Interbase-BR - http://www.interbase-br.com

TKJ> I noticed that the download version of fibplus does NOT contain nag screen.
TKJ> This saves people like me (who use the components to learn to database
TKJ> programming) a lot of trouble.


>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Carlos H. Cantu [SMTP:ibo@...]
>> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 7:38 PM
>> To: Nando Dessena
>> Subject: [IBO] FreeIB+ - now it's comercial !!!
>>
>> It seems that people who were using FreeIB+ as a FREE alternative to IB
>> connectivity had a bad surprise... now it must be registered for comercial
>> use and they seem to have adopted Jason's TRUSTWARE license... more info :
>>
>> http://www.second-dream.ru/
>>
>> In my view this puts IBO one step ahead in the competition... maybe a new
>> slogan : IBO - no surprises here :)
>>
>>
>> []s
>>
>> Carlos
>> WarmBoot Informatica - http://www.warmboot.com.br
>> Interbase-BR - http://www.interbase-br.com
>>
>> ND> Claudio,
>>
>> >> > Maybe the trustware scheme itself needs more marketing. But the
>> italian
>> >> > market for IBO is small anyway...
>> >>
>> >> Don't you think that probably the IB market itself may be still small
>> in
>> >> Italy or not?
>>
>> ND> Yes it is. But something is moving.
>> ND> The point is that only a small fraction of the small (but growing)
>> group
>> ND> of IB developers in Italy seems to use IBO. The BDE, FIB+ and IBX seem
>> ND> to be preferred alternatives. I suspected that maybe IBO being
>> perceived
>> ND> as a commercial (thus more costly) product could play a part on this
>> ND> trend.
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