Re: Non-Sql data extraction (recovery tools)
From: Tim Gorman <tim_at_evdbt.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:49:54 -0600
Message-ID: <520D30E2.8030901_at_evdbt.com>
DUDE is not about profit, rather about recouping the investment for the author of DUDE for developing the product. It is not a profitable business anyway (think about it!), especially since we try to counsel people after a data extract so that they don't find themselves in that situation ever again. I think the last paid DUDE engagement in the US was November 2012; most everything else involves talking people out of wanting to use DUDE or something like it, as with this thread. Oracle Support tends to be a good source of DUDE's referrals, by the way.
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:49:54 -0600
Message-ID: <520D30E2.8030901_at_evdbt.com>
DUDE is not about profit, rather about recouping the investment for the author of DUDE for developing the product. It is not a profitable business anyway (think about it!), especially since we try to counsel people after a data extract so that they don't find themselves in that situation ever again. I think the last paid DUDE engagement in the US was November 2012; most everything else involves talking people out of wanting to use DUDE or something like it, as with this thread. Oracle Support tends to be a good source of DUDE's referrals, by the way.
A big reason the author doesn't make this software into shareware is due to the risk of people downloading it and using it inappropriately, and making it open source is definitely out of the question. So, it is a very small but important niche.
So no worries, we'll still have drinks together, Mark.
On 8/15/2013 1:18 PM, Mark W. Farnham wrote:
> So +1 on both Tim Gorman and DUDE. (Full disclosure: I have NO financial
> interest in writing that, but if it gets Tim some business we might buy each
> other drinks when next we meet. Wait. We'll probably do that either way.)
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