[Aaron wrote:] > the "L" in CLUE stands for Linux. therefore, a really easy test for > appropriateness is: does it run on Linux? secondary may be whether or not it > is Free / Open Source software. tertiary may be whether it has a Canadian > connection. let's look at database servers, for example. > "L" stands for whatever we feel like. "Linux" has become a codeword for "more socially responsible software of whatever type". This is fortunate because many useful things happen outside the Linux context, such as open software for Palm and Windows 2K.
> Microsoft SQL Server does not run on Linux. so it's probably right out. > This is a highly selective history of databases. What is objectionable about SQL Server is that its interconnectivity with other platforms is somewhat limited. In fact, Sybase (which does run on Linux) has limited interconnectivity with SQL Server owing to the common origin of the two products, and one thing that would be very good IMHO is to keep Sybase compatible with SQL Server so that both MS and Oracle have something to think about. > MySQL runs on Linux and is Free software (it didn't always used to be, but > history is history). therefore one could assume that it is of even greater > kin to Linux than Oracle is, though Oracle may be more interesting in certain > zones of scalability. > MySQL's recent incorporation of transaction support is achieved by the inclusion of Berkeley DB technology. This technology has significant costs in full commercial deployments. ------- Bruce Balden Just my $0.02 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
