On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 8:39 AM, Gil Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Can you give me and pluses that come with using 100% non fee software > over > > counterpart that require a fee? > > > > First of all, I had no idea Ed had begun to migrate more toward PostgreSQL > from MySQL because of the license issues (dual license). It is one of the > main reasons I opted to not use MySQL, just to make certain I would not > run > afoul of any fees owed when deploying my app to clients using MySQL on the > back end. I know Ed did not criticize my basis for that decision, but to > see he has also chosen to go in the same direction adds even more > confidence > in my decision than before. > > Now, to answer Stephen's question... In my world having the ability to > deliver a low cost, high impact solution to a client is crucial. When I > am > able to tell a client or prospect that I am using a back end database that > requires no additional license fees up front or ever (especially fees to > Microscoff) I get zero pushback. Of course, I tell them about how much a > SQL Server or Oracle license fee would be in comparison. If I were to > tell > them they had to pay $600 per year (or whatever it is for MySQL now) for a > SQL database I would have a much tougher sale than providing a database > for > free. Plus, by not having to pay the fees there is that much more on the > table I can then push toward myself if I felt compelled to do so (I do not > do that currently). >
------------------------------------------------------------------- You are a speculation based development firm that is hoping that this decision will work for your continued success. I am, on the other hand, an employee of a company that is creating the internal software for that company to operate . If you think that 600.00 a year license fee to the MySQL will break a deal I hope that your plan is based on having thousands of clients much like the quick-books mindset. We do a lot of printing for consulting companies that train on MySQL and I see that dolphin logo every once in a while when I walk back into production. So I'd have to day that there are lots of companies that don't see the 600/year as a breaker. > Granted, the MySQL license fee is peanuts when compared to full blown M$ > SQL > Server or Oracle (or any of the other "big boys". But getting the same, > or > substantially similar, punch on a No Fee basis from a mature, stable and > fast solution makes it very easy for me to toss my hat into the PostgreSQL > ring. Stated otherwise, it would be real hard for anyone to convince me I > ought to do otherwise, even if the "big boys" do have some high end > features > PostgreSQL may (or may not <g>) be lacking. Those would likely be > features > I would not need for my purposes anyway. > --------------------------------------------------------------------- I'll toss out the fact that the connection between VS200x and SQL server is better then going to the ODBC layer. So you may get what you pay for in this sense, much like you buy the oracle connector or the IBM one as well. > > Finally, just because PostgreSQL works well in my application and business > model does not mean it is the solution for all persons or situations. I > am > just fortunate that I was not tied down by one of the fee based > alternatives, facing some heavy duty recoding to migrate from SQL > Server/Oracle/etc. to PostgreSQL - even though it would certainly be worth > it. > -------------------------------- Are you doing all the SQL code in your app or via SPs? -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer Mimeo.com Memphis TN 901.246-0159 --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
