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Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:10:05 -0400
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Mladen Gogala wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:09:08 +0100, Palooka wrote:
> 
>> I am no particular fan of any specifc RDBMS, nor of any particular
>> application technology.
> 
> I am. I prefer Oracle RDBMS above all other. What I dislike are Oracle's 
> prices and licensing policies. I welcome any competition to Oracle, in 
> order for them to stop behaving like a monopoly.
> 
> 
> 

Is it Oracle too buggy? How many patches to get it right ??

Is the RAC worth the price to pay for it? Cheaper replication solution 
is the way to go.