Re: What so special about PostgreSQL and other RDBMS?

On Wed, 12 May 2004 13:14:39 +0200, "Volker Hetzer" <volker.hetzer_at_ieee.org> wrote (more or less):

>
>"Quirk" <quirk_at_syntac.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:4e20d3f.0405110058.684e5968_at_posting.google.com...
>> "Volker Hetzer" <volker.hetzer_at_ieee.org> wrote in message news:<c7o8i3$3bk$1_at_nntp.fujitsu-siemens.com>...
>>
>> > > > > > That's not true.
>> >
>> > > > > Yes it is.
>> >
>> > > > What was the value of this reply?
>> > >
>> > > What was the value of yours? Or this latest one?
>> > A question is not an answer.
>>
>> And what was your reply?
>I asked first.
>
>>
>> > > Yes, you have the right to be overcharged for work that may or may not
>> > > not suit your needs by only _one_ vendor, and no right to go elsewhere
>> > > when they fail, ignore you outright, stop supporting your application
>> > > or vanish from the face of the earth. Have you actually read your
>> > > contract or software licence?
>> > Of course. See the end of this posting.
>>
>> > > It only protects the vendor, not you.
>> > I've read the licence and done even more: I've used the software and tested the contract.
>>
>> Realy, care to quote the part of the Contract that Gaurantees you any
>> rights?
>http://oracle.com/support/index.html?policies.html
>
>> By "tested the contarct" what you mean is you agreed to pay them
>> completely on their terms and where satisified with the results they
>> chose to give you.
>So, in what way is it different from let's say, buying a cucumber?

You are unlikely to be locked-in to purchase decision for your cucumber for very long.

IME they start to go runny after only a week or two in the fridge.

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