Re: which softeware can create database?

From: Leandro Guimarães Faria Corsetti Dutra <lgcdutra_at_terra.com.br>
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2002 12:14:28 +0100
Message-ID: <aqg6al$9dma6$1_at_ID-148886.news.dfncis.de>

Jan Hidders wrote:

> Bob Badour wrote:
> 

>> If a transmitter throws a symbol around in a forum where the symbol
>> has a precise well-defined meaning with a longstanding history of
>> convention without first learning what that meaning is, the
>> transmitter contributes noise at the source and communication will
>> only degrade from that point.

> 
> What makes you think that the term RDBMS has "a precise well-defined 
> meaning with a longstanding history of convention"?

	Lots of articles and books by the "founding fathers" of the field, 

starting with EF Codd and now continuing with CJ Date et alli.

        The point is if we will allow SQL vendors' propaganda do override this precise meaning.

>> Having just read several threads where you have "contributed", I
>> have discerned a pattern where you avoid giving simple useful
>> answers to people
>> and instead jump in to bait Leandro. Have you nothing more worthy
>> to do with your time?

> 
> Yes, I do, but Leandro is causing a lot of noise that might confuse
> the innocent bystander. It's hard for me to see such intellectual 
> vandalism and do nothing about it.

	Intellectual vandalism?  Noise?  I'm trying to get accross the 

difference between SQL and relational. Obviously this confuses some people, as light might confuse cavemen. I fail to see how this is bad, since there's now way around getting some real education.

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