Re: [cobalt-users] oracle

[Yohans Mendoza <yohans@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

actually you can get oracle for linux for free


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Yohans Mendoza					System Analyst
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On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Colin Smith wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Zimmermann" <zim@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 12:14:54 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] oracle
> 
> > Hi Yohans, you asked:
> > 
> > > Does anybody know if there are some plans on having an oracle port
> > > on the raqs some time in the future?
> > 
> > Just my two cents value:
> > 
> > If I could ever have the chance of NOT using an oracle database
> > I would do so. The company where I work is supporting BIG
> > customer databases of different flavors and the oracle ones are
> > creating most of the hassle.
> > 
> 
> Oracle is also *extremely* expensive. It doesn't make sense to 
> put a $25,000 database engine on to a $2,000 server.
> 
> Having said that, I find Oracle to be fast and reliable. Problems
> with it are almost always due to misuse. (Apart from installs)
> 
> PostgreSQL is a nice free well featured RDBMS that rus well on 
> the Intel and MIPS based Raqs and Qubes. You might want to take
> a look at that. http://www.postgresql.org/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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