RE: [cobalt-users] oracle

[Paul Schreiber <cheesefactory@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Chris Bledsoe <cbledsoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> There is a reason that oracle is expensive and others are free.
> 
> Oracle is extremely powerful and nothing can compare. It merely
> comes down to purpose and need.

please trim quoted text when reply. argh. argh. argh.

oracle is very powerful, has a fabulous kernel, can handle lots of users, has
lots of neat high-end features, et cetera

however, its tools suck. sqlplus isn't half as nice as mysql's client; oracle
is also much more complicated to install and configure.

for most people, oracle is probably overkill.

my 2c.

Paul

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