FYI - There is a massive discussion going on right now on Slashdot about
this topic.
http://slashdot.org/askslashdot/01/03/04/0842229.shtml
-Cameron
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Cameron Childress
elliptIQ Inc.
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f.770.460.0963
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vonancken, Curt (NCI) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 10:09 AM
> To: CF-Server
> Subject: RE: SQL Server Licensing Confusion -- and best alternative
>
>
> When licensing SQL Server (in M$'s new strategy) what matters is
> authenticated vs non-authenticated users. As far as I understand it, and I
> might be wrong, as long as your using the internet connector and
> your users
> are connecting annonymously via your IISuser account you don't
> have to worry
> too much about the licensing.
>
> If on the otherhand you are using NT restrictions to authenticated users
> that are allowed to make queries then you need the additional licences to
> support them.
>
> I might be completely offbase but this is what I gathered from a
> quick read
> of the stuff.
> hope this helps.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Woods [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 6:14 AM
> To: CF-Server
> Subject: RE: SQL Server Licensing Confusion -- and best alternative
>
>
> IMHO, mySQL is only viable for minor applications, not
> necessarily because
> of the time taken to learn how to use it (anyone who understands
> relational
> database will pick in up in no time), but because it lacks support for
> transactions or stored procedures (though sp support is planned for v4).
> You should be able to use CFLOCK to lock access to the DB to a single
> thread temporarily, effectively creating a transaction, but it's
> not going
> to be as efficient as having transaction support built into the DBMS.
>
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> At 03:43 PM 3/3/2001, you wrote:
> > MySQL will run on Linux, NT, or Solaris (MAC, DEC, FreeBSD, and
> > AIX also I
> >believe, but not positive). I'm sure someone in your company
> will know how
> >to administer at least one of these. I've only used the NT version
> >(comparison here:
> >http://www.mysql.com/information/benchmark-results/result-mysql-p
latform-re
l
>ative.html) and I downloaded some of the free GUI's, and the interface was
>easy to use. Not to mention well documented on the web. There will be
some
>time learning it, but less than you think.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michiel Boland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 7:32 AM
>To: CF-Server
>Subject: Re: SQL Server Licensing Confusion -- and best alternative
>
>
> > MYSQL. The most used database in the world. It will work for up to 100
> > Gig. The most it could possibly cost you for a single implementation is
> > $200.00. In all likelihood it is free. -Tom
>
>You are forgetting the time (=money) it takes to train people to work with
>and support MySQL, and the systems on which the database is hosted.
>
>Cheers
>Michiel
>
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