Since Howie mentioned Interbase a few weeks back, I have looked at it quite
a bit and I believe with the 1.0 release of the open source Firebird very
close, I would include it in any list with MySQL and PostgreSQL.
http://www.interbase2000.com/
jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Arden Weiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 7:01 PM
Subject: RE: M$ licensing has me at wits end
> Well doggies...
>
> From all the excellent feedback on this issue of "real good cheaper
> alternatives to SQL Server" it seems I must conclude that the central
theme
> is "There really aren't any real good cheaper alternatives"
>
> The two major alternatives MySQL and PostgreSQL both seems to have fairly
> significant short commings. However, I must say that the comparison
article
> of MySQL and PostgreSQL at
> http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/tim20000705.php3?page=1
> was excellent (all should read).
>
> Of interest, none of you seem to be advocating SYBASE -- wonder why not.
> Is it possibly because their web site is even more confusing than M$ site
> -- just a bunch of mumbo jumbo that even this almost smartest retired
> doggie on the planet couldn't figure out.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Montgomery [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 6:39 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: M$ licensing has me at wits end
>
> Bud,
>
> Have you considered just asking some of the web hosting companies what
they
> are required to do as far as SQL Server licensing? I'll bet if you emailed
> a
> few of them they'd tell ya how they do it.
>
> Chris Montgomery [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bud [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 5:29 PM
> >
> > Compare it? How? Microsoft can't tell me how much a license is to
> > commercially host web sites running SQL Server as the database, nor
> > can they tell me where I can even get licensed. All they can tell me
> > is that it's illegal to host databases commercially for my clients,
> > even with processor licenses.
> > --
> >
> > Bud Schneehagen - Tropical Web Creations
>
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