this doesn't seem to be a yes or no question. maybe it depends on the definition of commercial and the definition of worth-it.
on being commercial, do we mean commercial support (e.g. mysql, postgresql, etc) or do we mean free to download and use (express/free editions of some not-used-to-be-free-databases). somehow looks like the expensive ones are trying to slice into the cheap or free market while the free ones are trying to get into where the money is. on "worth-it", it depends who you ask. some factors may be available money, time, technical inclination, current skillset, how db feature sets match your requirements, etc... On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Robert Locke <[email protected]> wrote: > Apropos of a recent discussion thread, I thought this article was > fairly balanced: > > http://www.codingthewheel.com/archives/are-commercial-databases- > worth-it > > Sans intentions of stirring a hornet's nest, > > Rob > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
