Re: 4 the FAQ: Are Commercial DBMS Truly Relational?

From: Marshall Spight <mspight_at_dnai.com>
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2004 15:45:31 GMT
Message-ID: <vIT9d.361285$Fg5.146376@attbi_s53>

"Laconic2" <laconic2_at_comcast.net> wrote in message news:JpmdnTK5C9X_WvrcRVn-rA_at_comcast.com...

> In my consulting practice, I never tried to distinguish between "a true
> relational database" and Oracle, DB2, or SQL Server. It just wouldn't have
> helped communication between me and the client's people. And, to tell the
> truth, I regard Oracle as "close enough for practical purposes". This is
> genuine heresy to the true theoreticians. Ask me if I care.

Heh heh.

I really like your take on consulting. I'm not doing it any more or I'd probably be paying more attention still.

Marshall Received on Sat Oct 09 2004 - 10:45:31 CDT