> MySql has more licening hassels than any of them. Open sourse in > my mind is > not a plus or minus. I see no more advantage to the others other than > bloated tables :)
I agree that the MySQL license can be a bit unclear, which is why I opted to use PostgreSQL, which is every bit as capable as MySQL, SQL Server or Oracle for my purposes. Oh, just a reminder, when it comes to licensing concerns with PostgreSQL... PostgreSQL is totally free PostgreSQL is totally free PostgreSQL is totally free PostgreSQL is totally free PostgreSQL is totally free PostgreSQL is totally free PostgreSQL is totally free PostgreSQL is totally free PostgreSQL is totally free PostgreSQL is totally free (at least I did not continue reiterating as many times as Ballmer in his "Developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers...." rant) Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Allen > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 7:16 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Firebird or MySQL > > > MySql has more licening hassels than any of them. Open sourse in > my mind is > not a plus or minus. I see no more advantage to the others other than > bloated tables :) > Allen > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Ed Leafe > Sent: 07 July 2008 13:10 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Firebird or MySQL > > On Jul 7, 2008, at 2:52 AM, Allen wrote: > > > The original request was for windows only. And what exactly is the > > average person going to do with open source anyway ? > > Average person? I thought we were developers. > > > I'm not saying MSSQL express is better or anything like that but I > > sense a M$ bash for no reason. > > No reason? I listed several: open source, non-proprietary, non- > limited, no licensing hassles... the fact that you would call a preference > based on substantial advantages "bashing" smacks of fanboy cheerleading. > > -- Ed Leafe > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ 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.
