On Tue, 2004-04-20 at 15:17, David Forslund wrote: > What does the table have to do with open source, since SQL Server isn't > open source. There are a lot of non-open source DB solutions. Why > compare to that one?
OK, to answer your question directly, here's the cry for help that came with the comparison table, from one of our Mayo System IT department heads, who is struggling against the Microsoft tide in his rare spare moments: ___________________________________________________________ > I have been pressing my technical staff to look at alternatives to MS SQL > because of licensing issues. While it may not be the best comparison, they > put together the attached comparison of MS/SQL versus MySQL. As you will > see, their comparison shows a lot of short comings on the open source side. > Additionally, they keep beating me over the head with the logic that: > > 1. We are not a development shop > 2. We only buy vendor developed applications > 3. There are few vendor-developed applications that run on an open source > database like My SQL. > > I believe there is truth to all they present but I also know that they've > got a built-in bias toward Microsoft products which leaves me suspecting > that they've left something out of the comparison. What am I missing? ___________________________________________________________ I apologize for throwing a lighted match into gasoline here, but I'd like to be able to pass back to this gentleman some trenchant facts that he can use to change the color of his minions' thinking. (The leader can't take his troops where they won't go.) Thanks very much for all the responses you've provided. Dan Johnson
