From oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Fri Apr 22 13:43:11 2005 Return-Path: Received: from air891.startdedicated.com (root@localhost) by orafaq.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j3MIhBf1018321 for ; Fri, 22 Apr 2005 13:43:11 -0500 X-ClientAddr: 206.53.239.180 Received: from turing.freelists.org (freelists-180.iquest.net [206.53.239.180]) by air891.startdedicated.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j3MIhA4Z018316 for ; Fri, 22 Apr 2005 13:43:10 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 98553186393; Fri, 22 Apr 2005 12:40:48 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 09869-01; Fri, 22 Apr 2005 12:40:48 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 17D8D18630E; Fri, 22 Apr 2005 12:40:48 -0500 (EST) From: "Lex de Haan" To: , , "'Pete Sharman'" , "'Christian Antognini'" Cc: Subject: RE: rm RULE based optimizer != GOOD IDEA Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:38:51 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Thread-Index: AcVHYLKsxhC6TEx5Sw2rLd4TmX7Q9AAARjdg In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <20050422173849.D36238011683@smtp-out0.tiscali.nl> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-archive-position: 18852 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-To: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: lex.de.haan@naturaljoin.nl Precedence: normal Reply-To: lex.de.haan@naturaljoin.nl X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p9 (Debian) at avenirtech.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on air891.startdedicated.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL autolearn=ham version=2.63 you don't have the faintest idea about the size and complexity of Oracle's regression tests, and the frequency they run with ... bug-free software is an utopia. kind regards, Lex. --------------------------------------------- Visit my website at http://www.naturaljoin.nl --------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Mercadante, Thomas F (LABOR) Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 19:27 To: 'lex.de.haan@naturaljoin.nl'; Ethan.Post@ps.net; 'Pete Sharman'; 'Christian Antognini' Cc: oracle-l@freelists.org Subject: RE: rm RULE based optimizer != GOOD IDEA Wait a minute. You say that they *do* regression testing? Are you sure? Have you seen the list of bugs? Maybe they only do *gression* testing - you know - a half-assed job. -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l