Re: Oracle Right or Wrong

Oh, alright.

But can I at least keep my Larry Teddy with the sailor suit and the pull-down string at the back that makes him say "This Sydney to Hobart Race is a bit rough, think I'm going to throw-up !!".

Can I please keep it ;)

Richard
"Mike Dwyer" <bdtmike_at_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:3da43466.237272640_at_news.sf.sbcglobal.net...
> That's a good start. But you might want to replace those "Larry Boy"
> Jammies while you're at it, eh?
>
> On Wed, 9 Oct 2002 23:17:49 +1000, "Richard Foote"
> <richard.foote_at_bigpond.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi Mike,
> >
> >That's it !!
> >
> >Thanks to you, I'm going to take down the photo of "His Highness And
> >Mightiest Larry The Big E" from my bedside table. I mean, it has always
> >irritated my wife (as it somewhat hides the family photo at the back) and
my
> >obsession with Oracle and "The Big E" is just not healthy. Eating Oops
for
> >breakfast, as the shapes reminds me of the Oracle font, wearing Oracle
> >shirts all time (didn't go down too well at the wedding), watching Oracle
> >marketing videos and not giving kids the opportunity to watch Harry
Potter,
> >it's just not right.
> >
> >So thank you for your prod, hence forth, I'm a changed man.
> >
> >Just got to find the right sized photo of David Bowie to replace Larry ;)
> >
> >BTW, if I've ever come across as arrogant or closed minded, please
forgive
> >me. Trust me, you'll get to like me, although it can take a while ...
> >
> >Cheers
> >
> >Richard
> >"Mike Dwyer" <bdtmike_at_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> >news:3da33803.172663517_at_news.sf.sbcglobal.net...
> >> Over the past several months, I've been learning the in's and out's of
> >> Oracle programming so that I could port my application over from SQL
> >> Server. I have received a great deal of help from people in the know,
> >> and in large part, from these Oracle forums. I find the UseNet to be
> >> invaluable for getting near-instantaneous feedback from people who are
> >> out in the real world experiencing the same things that I am.
> >> Although I've been developing in many languages over the past 20
> >> years, I'm a newbie to Oracle. As such, I appreciate the constructive
> >> advice that many of you have given me even though my basic questions
> >> may have been answered many times over. So, I thank you for all the
> >> free advice I've been "taking" from this forum.
> >>
> >> That said, I've been active in a number of forums in my years but I've
> >> never seen the level of arrogance and closed mindedness that I see
> >> from some members of this forum. This posting isn't directed towards
> >> the people who put forward constructive advice and criticism. This is
> >> directed towards the people who seem to worship the Oracle God and
> >> spend as much time pontificating as they do giving advice (if any).
> >>
> >> Is it just me? I can't believe that I'm alone in this observation.
> >> If any of you share my opinion, by all means, chime in here. Some of
> >> you guys sound like stiff college professors, scolding me for not
> >> bringing my "books" to class or disagreeing that Oracle is not the
> >> end-all of DBMS's. I read the postings. When people ask questions,
> >> they don't always get answers, they get lectures-- and condescending
> >> critiques, at that. I run a business, I have questions, I need
> >> answers. Those of you are nice enough to take the time out to help
> >> me, I thank you. But those who want to lecture and pontificate should
> >> save it. Hey, if I wanted a lecture, I'd go back to college! Some of
> >> you guys really need to lighten up.
> >>
> >> As a user trying to understand a new product, I like to read the
> >> members' opinions to find out what the strengths and weaknesses of
> >> the product are in relation to others in its class. Unfortunately,
> >> the discussions are rather one-sided in this forum. And from what
> >> I've seen, people are probably afraid to use the "M" word in here for
> >> fear they will be flamed and moofed to death (as I will certainly be).
> >> Some of you guys sound like "Little Larry Ellisons" running around
> >> with noses in the air phrasing every answer to every question with
> >> "And that's another reason why Oracle is great and Microsoft sucks.".
> >> A little objectivity please...
> >>
> >> In the interest of debate, can you honestly say that NOTHING that SQL
> >> server has to offer is better than what Oracle puts out? Or that
> >> there is NO feature that some other DBMS may have that is superior to
> >> Oracle? Or that Oracle may have limitations that other products do
> >> not? If your answer is a resounding "NO" then I think that some of
> >> you need to open your minds a bit.
> >>
> >> To some of you I'm sure I'm sounding like a jerk here. But to others
> >> in the group, I believe that you know what I'm talking about when it
> >> comes to the "attitude" in here. In my 3 month long "Trial By Fire",
> >> I've come to the conclusion that Oracle is, overall, the most powerful
> >> DBMS out there. But there are areas where Oracle lags behind
> >> Microsoft and there is room for improvement. I feel like a PC user in
> >> a Mac group for saying this, but I'd like to see a little more
> >> objectivity and discussion about the pros and cons in here, that's
> >> all. God forbid, someone like me admits that in here, but hey, what
> >> do I know, I'm just a newbie, right <g>?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
Received on Wed Oct 09 2002 - 09:09:25 CDT