Re: What so special about PostgreSQL and other RDBMS?

From: Galen Boyer <galenboyer_at_hotpop.com>
Date: 20 May 2004 09:03:04 -0500
Message-ID: <ur7tfjizo.fsf@standardandpoors.com>

On Thu, 20 May 2004, wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au.nospam wrote:
> Galen Boyer wrote:
>

>> How many customers of Oracle do you know whom are willing to
>> say no to having support for their database that is in
>> production?  I would guess this is a small number, but you may
>> have seen alot different numbers.

>
>
> Heaps different, judging by the very large number of customers
> still in V7 and V8.0/8.1.x

How do you know this number?

> Most of them run third party turn-key app(s) and couldn't care
> less what Oracle version is or is not supported, provided the
> darn thing works without problems. Simple.

Ah, those guys. Yeah, there are probably a boatload of them.

-- 
Galen Boyer

Received on Thu May 20 2004 - 09:03:04 CDT