On Tue, 31 Aug 2004, Ian Dexter R. Marquez wrote: > in VB using Microsoft SQL Server backend. I think they have plans to > migrate the backend to open source (MySQL maybe), but last time I > talked with one of them, that's still far off. Their reason: it's > easier to implement in MS SQL, with stored procedures and everything.
I think it's familiarity. You could do the same in Postgres. > I work with government, so, yeah, I know how hard it is for open > source to "break through" the MS barrier. There is the bundling of ahh...you can't get commission on zero pesos. -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
