On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Orlando Andico <[email protected]> wrote: > I like the bicycle analogy.
i would say it is not well thought of as others pointed out some much better alternatives. > But just me, I would not take a bike if I could take a Benz. I think > this is a sentiment shared by most of the folks here.... if you have just said a generic car then i think it is much better. or a motorcycle perhaps. you may be bias to oracle but i admit i am bias to mysql and the bicycle. i ride my bike at least 100km per week. i bike for clean air and more. to me "philosophy" weighs much more than any features you may list. since it can be contested the clear choice to me is still mysql unless it ceases to be open source. same as ill ditch my bike for a car if it will no longer emit gases harmful to the environment. some things are much more expensive than others not because of functionality but just because of the "bling." _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
