Re: feature & performance comparison

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 09:04:39 +0100
Message-ID: <3b271e9e$0$12248$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net>

"Srini Venigalla" <svenigalla_at_netsetgo.com> wrote in message news:22597f96.0106120628.68ad7a17_at_posting.google.com...
> The "rule" I was talking about is the Rule of Orthogonality. It
> existed even before SQL is invented as a universal principle.
> Orthogonality is not invented by IBM. Mathematical principles are not
> created by Standards, they exist as universal truths.

Not at all. Mathematical principles are derived from a 'relatively' small number of unproven axioms. Mathematics is a formal system of logic that rests on unproven and according to Godel IIRC unprovable assumptions.

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK

Received on Wed Jun 13 2001 - 03:04:39 CDT