Re: Interesting info about Oracle

Calling names and posting obviously biased opinions in an Oracle newsgroup... what the heck did you think the response would be?

Go with the free software and when you get in a real bind ... corruption and recoveries ... then call ??? who????

If a company like Redhat and Oracle provided support for your free stuff (like is done with Linux), then your choice would make sense.

Otherwise, good luck and polish off your resume.

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"Keith" <nospam_at_nospam.com> wrote in message
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> I don't mean this as a flame but.. I am really worried about dancing

> with the devil (oracle). Also my rectum is sacred and is a one-way

> street. Last thing I want is to end up shelling out thousands because of

> some new Oracle "tactic." It appears that you can't get any objective

> decission making opinions from this brain-washed Oracle crowd. It feels

> like you are not preaching to the choir here but preaching to the

> alter-boys who like to take it in rear (oracle-DBAs). Come on people,

> get objective about spending your company's or tax-payer's money.

>

> I am really considering PostGreSQL. It is mature, stable and has many

> enterprise features including replication. Besides, not having any

> string attached leaves you calm. It is heavily used in mission critical

> implementations. The .ORG name service run on PostGreSQL.

>

> Thanks

>

> Sybrand Bakker wrote:

>

> > On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 23:45:57 -0400, Keith <nospam_at_nospam.com> wrote:

> >

> >

> >>I am looking to buy database software and tools. I ran into this

> >>article. Should one avoid Oracle and go to cheaper alternatives like

> >>PostgreSql (http://postgresql.org)? I thought this was an interesting

> >>article.

> >

> >

> > Well of course this article mainly applies when you  go for the lowest

> > price and don't care about functionality. If you prefer a toy because

> > of the lower price, why don't you go ahead, and save us your rant?

> >

> >

> > Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

> >

> > To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address

>