Daniel Morgan wrote:
> Keith wrote:
>
>
>>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
>
>
> Find a dictionary and look up the word "disingenuous."
>
> Then look up "caveat emptor."
>
> Enough said!
> --
> Daniel Morgan
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>
PostGreSQL is a very interesting alternative. I was amazed to see what it had to
offer, FOR FREE. At least everything a normal application needs.
--
Gerard H. Pille
Received on Sun Jun 22 2003 - 15:43:56 CDT
