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:Linux and Main: KOBOL Hopes to Aid Linux Migration Worldwide
Linux and Main: KOBOL Hopes to Aid Linux Migration Worldwide
Jun 6, 2002, 14 :30 UTC (44 Talkback[s]) (6199 reads)

"In a recent interview, Miguel de Icaza of Ximian, Inc., spoke of an issue preventing Linux adoption in many countries.

"'Even today we're still using COBOL applications and we're still running System/36 machines,' de Icaza said, speaking of his native Mexico and many other nations.

"KOBOL, from theKompany.com, may make it easier for users of legacy COBOL applications to move to Linux, and even to develop new COBOL apps for use there..."

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Someone please help me understand why on ...   New COBOL?   
Manny
Jun 6, 2002, 14:51:01
 
"and even to develop new COBOL apps for  ...   Suicide instincs   
Shamar
Jun 6, 2002, 14:56:29
 
While you won't get me touting the v ...   Interesting direction, this...   
Svartalf
Jun 6, 2002, 15:18:14
 
Never thought *I* would be saying this,  ...   Re: New COBOL?   
WhyDoubt
Jun 6, 2002, 15:31:23
 
> "and even to develop new COBOL apps fo ...   Re: Suicide instincs   
Rich
Jun 6, 2002, 15:40:55
 
If you look at the range and breath of p ...   Isn't theKompany spreading itself a little thi   
Douglas Flemming
Jun 6, 2002, 15:50:56
 
I'm not saying whether it's righ ...   From a former COBOL programmer   
Dale
Jun 6, 2002, 16:18:03
 
Punched Kards?It is really irrelevant wh ...   What will they come up with?   
Frankie Tay
Jun 6, 2002, 16:30:15
 
> Someone please help me understand why  ...   Re: New COBOL?   
JFM
Jun 6, 2002, 16:37:27
 
> Someone please help me understand why  ...   Re: New COBOL?   
Brad Clarke
Jun 6, 2002, 16:46:24
 
The reality is that there is a massive a ...   I'll answer a few things at once   
Shawn Gordon
Jun 6, 2002, 16:46:28
 
I know very little about COBOL other tha ...   Re: Interesting direction, this...   
Harlan Grove
Jun 6, 2002, 16:47:38
 
> At least I likely won't see any mo ...   Re: From a former COBOL programmer   
Brad Clarke
Jun 6, 2002, 16:49:16
 
> But let's face facts: Microsoft di ...   Re: Re: Interesting direction, this...   
Brad Clarke
Jun 6, 2002, 16:54:06
 
> > Someone please help me understand wh ...   Re: Re: New COBOL?   
lucas
Jun 6, 2002, 17:16:09
 
>  Maybe COBOL is good for IBM's int ...   Re: Suicide instincs   
Tony OBryan
Jun 6, 2002, 17:28:43
 
> Someone please help me understand why  ...   Re: New COBOL?   
AAP
Jun 6, 2002, 17:42:34
 
Tell us, Shawn, when are you going to re ...   INTERKAL next?   
Vance
Jun 6, 2002, 17:51:39
 
Never heard of Intercal actually.  We&#3 ...   Re: INTERKAL next?   
Shawn Gordon
Jun 6, 2002, 18:26:17
 
Here's another good reason to have a ...   Yeah, legacy   
Walker J. Seestedt
Jun 6, 2002, 18:35:58
 
> Never heard of Intercal actually.  We& ...   Re: Re: INTERKAL next?   
Don Brock
Jun 6, 2002, 19:31:50
 
> There is so much legacy code out there ...   Re: New COBOL?   
Main Framer
Jun 6, 2002, 20:02:34
 
> > Someone please help me understand wh ...   Re: Re: New COBOL?   
JFM
Jun 6, 2002, 20:21:13
 
Actually I do work for a huge mega corpo ...   Re: Re: New COBOL?   
Manny
Jun 6, 2002, 20:47:05
 
Test the Gentoo Linux distro to realize  ...   Re: Re: Suicide instincs   
Shamar
Jun 6, 2002, 21:05:16
 
Never heard of Intercal actually.Conside ...   Re: INTERKAL next?   
Vance
Jun 6, 2002, 21:26:06
 
Well Dino, are you happy, you ex-mainfra ...   Dino will be happy   
a.c.
Jun 7, 2002, 00:07:50
 
I actually wrote a COBOL code generator, ...   Past life coding   
Phillip Brown
Jun 7, 2002, 00:11:18
 
>The reality is that there is a massive  ...   Re: I'll answer a few things at once   
a.c.
Jun 7, 2002, 01:05:08
 
> I know very little about COBOL other t ...   Re: Re: Interesting direction, this...   
a.c.
Jun 7, 2002, 01:13:29
 
Well not really. I am for it. Why have t ...   What is all this COBOL bloat;It should be assemble   
James
Jun 7, 2002, 02:37:53
 
> > There is so much legacy code out the ...   Re: Re: New COBOL?   
James
Jun 7, 2002, 02:43:17
 
> > > Someone please help me understand  ...   Re: Re: Re: New COBOL?   
James
Jun 7, 2002, 02:48:27
 
> Well Dino, are you happy, you ex-mainf ...   Re: Dino will be happy   
Dean Pannell (a.k.a. dinotrac)
Jun 7, 2002, 03:31:28
 
... Of whether or not COBOL is any good  ...   Leaving aside the question.....   
F. Love
Jun 7, 2002, 06:37:32
 
I ported COBOL applications to Linux in  ...   Re: Leaving aside the question.....   
Frank Clay
Jun 7, 2002, 12:56:47
 
> > > > Someone please help me understan ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: New COBOL?   
JFM
Jun 7, 2002, 13:36:32
 
> > At least I likely won't see any  ...   Re: Re: From a former COBOL programmer   
Dale
Jun 7, 2002, 14:59:49
 
> I ported COBOL applications to Linux i ...   Re: Re: Leaving aside the question.....   
Walker J. Seestedt
Jun 7, 2002, 15:29:04
 
> 48 statement 'GOTO DEPENDING'  ...   Re: Re: Re: From a former COBOL programmer   
AAP
Jun 7, 2002, 15:59:44
 
First some background:In 1976, when I to ...   Why this is a good thing   
bill
Jun 7, 2002, 16:06:18
 
> Test the Gentoo Linux distro to realiz ...   Re: Re: Re: Suicide instincs   
Rich
Jun 7, 2002, 16:25:10
 
> > > > > Someone please help me underst ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: New COBOL?   
James
Jun 8, 2002, 03:16:43
 
Since 1970 I have written multi-million  ...   Why COBOL is very valuable   
Fred Mobach
Jun 8, 2002, 16:16:04
 
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