![]() ![]() Getting started with DB2 and Rails on Mac OS X This lighter package is, in my opinion, a welcome side effect of this brand new beta release. ![]() The reason for this difference is that DB2 Express-C for Mac currently ships in English only, and at this stage it doesn’t include either DB2 Text Search or the Java based tools like the DB2 Control Center. In the list of downloads, you’ll notice that the Mac download is only 138 MB, versus the 412 MB of Linux’s 64-bit. This matters and appeals to both the developer and the technical evangelist in me. The desire that a few of us mac addicts had, coupled with reasonable pressure from the community, was sufficient enough to make DB2 on Mac a reality. ![]() Aside from this being an acknowledgment of the growing importance of Mac as a development and business platform, I feel it underlines IBM’s ability to change. Yet today we finally have a copy of DB2 Express-C for Mac OS X that’s available for download. Likewise, the idea of having a DB2 version for Mac was unthinkable up to a few years ago. Yet, DB2 Express-C came along, and unlike the other “express” databases, it’s a true production-ready DB2 version that can be used free of charge. A few years ago, the idea of giving away DB2 for free would have been met with rejection. But this milestone represents much more than the immediate implications would have us believe. Several people, including myself, would happily ditch their virtual machines and start introducing DB2 into their native Mac development stacks. As pre-announced in my two previous posts, DB2 for Mac OS X Leopard is finally available for download. ![]()
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