Re: No future for DB2

Comments in-line?

Mark A wrote:
> "DA Morgan" <damorgan_at_psoug.org> wrote in message
> news:1122685628.347635_at_yasure...
>

>>No ... those [TPC]benchmarks are irrelevant period. It doesn't matter
>>whether they show lightspeed or glacial. They are irrelevant as
>>are the bribe-induced garbage that spews from Gartner and other
>>shills.
>>-- 
>>Daniel A. Morgan

Which is in what way relevant to my opinion of either TPC?

> Perhaps you should talk with Meikel Poess, Principal Software Developer,
> Oracle Corporation (I got this title form an email he sent to me).

And in what way should the opinion of an employee of a software company influence my opinion? Lets change the name and say it was Larry himself. Do you think somehow his opinion on TPC is somehow going to influence or change mine? Do you think it should? Do you vote for the candidate put up by a political party even if he, or she, is a total moron?

> Meikel is (unless he has given up the post recently) is the Chairman of the
> TPC H and TPC-R Subcommittees, who helped me with the TPC dbgen program
> which generates data for the TPC-H benchmark.

You seem to be really hung up on authority figures and celebrity. Perhaps I should ask Paris Hilton what she thinks?

> Meikel has written serveral articles about benchmarking in general and the
> TPC benchmarks in particular:

And I have written several articles on TPC being swill. What makes his opinion more important than mine? Which god or godess conferred upon anyone divine authority over whether my personal opinion is right or wrong? It is my opinion. He has his, he has his, and you have ... well apparently you have his opinion too.

> Have you no shame, Daniel A. Morgan.

Lots of shame. But none of it from saluting self-appointed authority figures. I teach at a university ... I didn't enlist in a clone army.

Rather than pointing to some "authority" figure why don't you demonstrate use of synapses and offer up facts that you have personally verified the value of TPC benchmarks.

<DISCLAIMER>
Meikel: I have absolutely no problem with you or your opinion: Nothing here is intended to be personal. I just have no respect for people that think others should salute authority figures. The world needs people that can think for themselves and I've little doubt you would agree. But, yes, personally I think TPC is worthless except to marketing shills to use with customers like Mark.
</DISCLAIMER>

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
http://www.psoug.org
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
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