Re: Oracle sucks!

henryl_at_bengaldevelopment.com (Henry Lafleur) wrote in message news:<30f1a81b.0305010609.4a3fbbdb_at_posting.google.com>...

> Also, I don't think it's better or worse than SQL 2000, but I just
> like SQL Server better because it serves my needs better and it's
> easier to administer and use. It also seems more internally and
> externally consistent. Over all, I prefer open source projects to
> either.

Fair enough.

>
> Since SQL 7. In SQL 2000 Microsoft added cascading updates and
> deletes.

I said "properly". The stuff in SQL7 was nothing more than a tick mark. Nobody used it because it was unusable. SS2K only came out a year ago. Oracle has had declarative RI for nearly ten years now. I wonder which one will be more reliable and usable...

>
> Where is Netscape? (A. Running Open Source as Mozilla on my Linux
> box.)

And if you think Oracle is like Netscape you're day dreaming...

>
> I know I like it. What else do I need to know?
>

Nothing. Just don't use "logical" arguments to sustain your personal preference. Simply declare it. Like you just did.

> >
> > Ah, but that will not create a compatibility problem like
> > the one you mentioned above between the "standards"?
>
> No it won't.

Of course it will. Once you let the cat out of the bag there is simply no guarantee that the source code won't be tampered with.

>Perhaps you don't follow Open Source,

No, I just started in IT in the last 6 months... <sigh...>

> but open source
> projects tend to gravitate toward standards, not away from them.

Sure. What standards does Postgres follow then? ANSI?

> And
> I'm talking about changing optimization parameters at compile time,
> not changing standards compliance.

Then a little bit gets added here and there, a patch now and then, and suddenly nobody knows what the heck is going on or what version are they working with. Try selling that idea to your corporate customers who have to maintain dozens or hundreds of applications and db servers and see how far you get.

Cheers
Nuno Souto
wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au.nospam Received on Fri May 02 2003 - 03:17:18 CEST