Joebert, I don't doubt your reasoning at all. I say "bicycle" because generally (actually with Open Source in general) a lot more work is required to get a certain level of functionality and availability working.
But as you say -- the bicycle gets you there, sometimes later rather than sooner. I cannot bike 100km a week unlike you or my brother -- so for me the bicycle is simply out of the question. Same as many enterprises, they cannot afford long development cycles, or a lot of work to ensure high availability, etc. But as I mentioned in my prior email, if I was starting out building something, I'd probably build it with MySQL (or PostgreSQL) to avoid large up-front costs. It's easy to migrate from MySQL to Oracle if warranted (but the other way around is not so easy..) Although I do not think the feature set of Oracle is bling -- some people need what they need. Things like ensuring HIPAA compliance of the entire database so you can ensure privacy of medical data stored in it: these things cost money to develop and certify. I would not consider that bling, if I needed it. Or for example Transparent Data Encryption and Database Vault, which are required for PCI-DSS compliance. On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 10:32 PM, joebert jacaba <[email protected]> wrote: > 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." -- Orlando Andico +63.2.976.8659 | +63.920.903.0335 _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
