Re: Disturbing rumour

Hi Steve,

Thanks for your reply. If I understand correctly, you "cannot confirm nor
deny" a release after 9.9.

I guess the future will tell ;-)

Best regards,

Peter
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Op wo 25 mrt 2026 om 15:00 schreef Steve Ferrell via WDSCI-L <
[email protected]>:

> Hi Peter,
>
> IBM doesn't allow us to discuss future releases, until THEY announce them,
> so I cannot confirm a new release. (I did get reminded of this after
> replying to your question in January of 22.)
>
> We did release 9.8 or 9.9 since your last inquiry.
>
> And I can confirm that the Eclipse team is STILL updating Eclipse, and in
> 2025 has found a way to use the P2 update site to upgrade runtimes,
> allowing users to upgrade using the update process.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Steve Ferrell
> Team Lead Software Engineer - RDi
> Fortra
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Colpaert
> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2026 4:07 AM
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> Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Disturbing rumour
>
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> Hi group,
>
> I could be beating a dead horse, but I got the same message from my
> manager today (he got it from our system support firm): RDi 9.9 is rumoured
> to be the last release.
>
> So I'm asking again if there is any truth in this.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Peter
>
> (disclaimer: no actual horse is dead or has been beaten)
> --
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> Peter Colpaert
>
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>
>
> Op di 18 jan 2022 om 13:09 schreef Peter Colpaert <
> [email protected]
> >:
>
> > Hi Steve,
> >
> > I was assuming (and of course hoping) that too, but this group for me
> > is the closest thing to the proverbial horse's mouth so I thought I'd
> > drop the question here.
> >
> > Thanks for the assurance.
> >
> > Peter
> > --
> >
> > Peter Colpaert
> >
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> >
> >
> > Op di 18 jan. 2022 om 12:41 schreef Steve Ferrell via WDSCI-L <
> > [email protected]>:
> >
> >> Hi Peter,
> >>
> >> I can assure you that Rational Developer for the i (RDi) will NOT be
> >> phased out, and will include V7R5 updates.
> >>
> >> Steve Ferrell
> >> w. http://www.helpsystems.com/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: WDSCI-L <wdsci-l-bounces-+hD5IHI5Xscn3HwCXmMcX9BPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org> On Behalf Of Peter
> >> Colpaert
> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 3:43 AM
> >> To: Rational Developer for IBM i <[email protected]>
> >> Subject: [WDSCI-L] Disturbing rumour
> >>
> >> External: Pause and review the sender's email address, any URLs
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> >>
> >>
> >> Hi group,
> >>
> >> one of our technical contacts mentioned (to my manager) something
> >> that surprised me and essentially sent some shivers down my spine.
> >>
> >> He claimed that Rational Developer for i will be phased out when V7R5
> >> of the OS is released. It would be replaced by "Something Else *(r)*
> TM".
> >>
> >> Is there any truth in this or is it just that: a rumour?
> >>
> >> Thanks for anyone who can shed some light on this.
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >>
> >> Peter
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