Hi, On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Shakthi Kannan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > --- On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Vamsee Kanakala > <[email protected]> wrote: > | If so, > | sure. So if Oracle is indeed light years ahead, why bother about a puny, > | hobbled open source database used by, I don't know, millions of tiny > | websites? What value can MySQL possibly hold for the cash-munching > | super-advanced db technology company? ;-) > \-- > > It is quite disheartening when people compare closed source > proprietary products with Free/Open Source Software products, where > the fundamental principle or ideology that we believe in sharing of > source code, and knowledge doesn't exist in the former, and there is > _no_ room for comparison at all! > > You can never compare a corrupt politician (who hides everything), and > an honest (gives the source) public servant. > > Even worse, is when newbies ask for 'alternatives/equivalents' in the > F/OSS world, than appreciate the freedom of the source code, and what > they can do with it. Sad, but true. > +1 Besides Google uses mysql for adwords and had evaluated many proprietary databases to see if they could find a replacement. They have also released their mysql tools as well under a FOSS license. Much of proprietary software is marketed/sold with misinformation/FUD. Please check your facts before making sweeping statements about OSS.
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