Path: news.cambrium.nl!textnews.cambrium.nl!feeder3.cambrium.nl!feed.tweaknews.nl!postnews.google.com!news1.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!nx02.iad.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!post02.iad!news.aliant.net!not-for-mail
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:46:05 -0400
From: Bob Badour <bbadour@pei.sympatico.ca>
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040804 Netscape/7.2 (ax)
X-Accept-Language: en-us, en
MIME-Version: 1.0
Newsgroups: comp.databases.theory
Subject: Re: A different definition of MINUS, part 4
References: <Zma5l.8523$fc3.1985@newsfe02.iad> <4SD5l.11897$be.10119@nlpi061.nbdc.sbc.com> <QyL5l.20175$mE3.12030@newsfe14.iad> <4957ab58$0$5477$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net> <5IO5l.2097$Ou7.1029@newsfe24.iad> <4957c331$0$5460$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net> <MZQ6l.82404$X05.41903@newsfe03.iad> <495bdf70$0$5503$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net> <wzR6l.3862$Io6.2038@newsfe23.iad>
In-Reply-To: <wzR6l.3862$Io6.2038@newsfe23.iad>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Lines: 23
Message-ID: <495c205f$0$5490$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 142.176.115.209
X-Complaints-To: abuse@aliant.net
Xref:  news.cambrium.nl

paul c wrote:

> Bob Badour wrote:
> ...
> 
>> I'd give a prize to any product that distinguishes base versus stored.
> 
> Yup, that would be the next step.  The corporate types would probably 
> say it's on their 'todo' list.  Most designers think corporate even if 
> they're not.

I strongly doubt it, actually.


> Best wishes to all for the new year, whatever their wishes might be.  
> Personally, I'd be happy if only David McGoveran made piles of money, 
> enough to take the time to write up his ideas for the benefit of 
> amateurs like me.

Bite your tongue. While I wish McGoveran nothing but the best, just as I 
wish to everyone, I hope a few more people than only David McGoveran 
make piles of money. I might even appreciate a small pile with my name 
on it.