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Re: DB2 is better than Oracle

From: George Barbour <george.barbour_at_gecm.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 10:48:09 +0100
Message-ID: <3b3d9e16$1@pull.gecm.com>

I think the answer is now "fish".
George Barbour
"John Russell" <johnrussell10_at_home.com> wrote in message news:6j5rjtsq11c0gvegl4as6rrv1ef6i37of1_at_4ax.com...
> On Fri, 29 Jun 2001 14:35:49 -0400, Serge Rielau <srielau_at_ca.ibm.com>
> wrote:
>
> >"With DB2 all you get is a lousy relational database backed by a bunch
> >of gray men in blue suits."
> >Hey, it's just a few gray hairs, barely visible.... I take that
> >personal! ;-)
>
> I don't know about the blue suits either. The dress at Oracle HQ is
> nattier than IBM Toronto (even in the purely development buildings).
> Lots of commuting cyclists in both places, so bike shorts are not
> unknown. (Oddly enough, despite being right next to Hwy 101, it's a
> lot safer to cycle into Oracle than DB2-land -- at least the Don
> Mills/Eglinton building.)
>
> That was what the debate was about, right? :-)
>
> John
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