Gilbert M. Hale wrote: > There are some folks that do not want, or are not allowed (company policy, > etc.) to use anything that is Open Source. I feel Open Source solutions are > more likely to be more secure than commercial solutions. But I have found > plenty of folks that prefer to argue that point. For me, my recommendation > for a database that scales larger than VFP is PostgreSQL. But, given what > ADS offers, for folks who feel paying for a database is the better solution, > well, I just may have a viable, relatively lower cost alternative to M$ SQL > Server and Oracle. Amazingly my clients that are persistently bumping into > the SQL Server 2005 Express 4Gb limit are resistant to PostgreSQL. But they > do not want to pay for SQL Server for 3,000+ employees. So, ADS may just be > the ticket for them - and I can still slipstream my VFP app into the mix to > feed them updated data!
Hmmm...didn't monkey boy (Ballmer) say that open source wasn't as secure, or viral, or some other nonsense? -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com http://twitter.com/mbabcock16 _______________________________________________ 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.
