For us it was because the telephony interface started back around '95 on OS/2 and Rexx was the scripting language. Since then we've migrated to other platforms and have brought Rexx with us.
Thanks, David Ruggles CCNA MCSE (NT) CNA A+ Network Engineer Safe Data, Inc. (910) 285-7200 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Jack Woehr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 10:54 AM To: Open Object Rexx Developer Mailing List Subject: Re: [Oorexx-devel] The Future of ooRexx as One of many David Ruggles wrote: > Personally: my company uses ooRexx in three areas: server-side web > development, back-end processing (often using OLE to automate MS Excel) and > telephony integration with Asterisk. We do this on a mixture of Linux and > Windows. ooRexx has been a good fit for us in this sort of work. > Because somehow ooRexx came in through the front door as a result of a technology eval, or because you were there and were personally an ooRexx fan already? That sounds abrupt, but it's an important question. I've been through this discussion already, back in the 1980's and 1990's, with the Forth community and you know how widespread Forth is today :) -- Jack J. Woehr # "Self-delusion is http://www.well.com/~jax # half the battle!" http://www.softwoehr.com # - Zippy the Pinhead ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Oorexx-devel mailing list Oorexx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-devel No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.8.0/1721 - Release Date: 10/13/2008 7:50 AM ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Oorexx-devel mailing list Oorexx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-devel
