Re: AW: InterBase vs. Mysql

2003-03-25 Thread Bernhard Döbler
"Bernhard Döbler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 9:17 PM Subject: Re: AW: InterBase vs. Mysql The person booking CeBIT works in out Finnish office. And the Finnish boot had a good deal. So no special reasons. /David On Mon, 2003-03-24 at 09:18, Bernhard Döble

AW: InterBase vs. Mysql

2003-03-24 Thread Bernhard Döbler
Friday, March 21, 2003 8:13 PM Subject: Re: AW: InterBase vs. Mysql > On Hannover CeBit'2002 I talked to a guy from MySQL AB. It was the > time the Firebird 1 release was delayed because of errors in the SQL > engine. The guy told me he knew about the problem because MySQL > f

Re: AW: InterBase vs. Mysql

2003-03-21 Thread David Axmark
ards > Bernhard > > - Original Message - > From: "Ben Clewett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Rusch (ext) Reiner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Inandjo Taurel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: AW: InterBase vs. Mysql

2003-02-18 Thread Curtis Maurand
You can require GPL components without having to distribute them. That way you don't have to support them, either. Curtis Ben Clewett said: > Okay... > > BTW, I have cleared purchacing licences with my own people, and we do > not have a problem. Neither do I not like MySQL, I do. > > The lice

AW: AW: InterBase vs. Mysql

2003-02-18 Thread Rusch (ext) Reiner
Hi Ben, > > I feal I am digging my self a grave here, so this will be > about my last > ever posting... Either that or your mailing administrator will start > bouncing my mail I don't think so. You said nothing bad! Just talking about things which perhaps could be better or discuss that w

Re: AW: InterBase vs. Mysql

2003-02-18 Thread Ben Clewett
Okay... BTW, I have cleared purchacing licences with my own people, and we do not have a problem. Neither do I not like MySQL, I do. The licence model you have supports a model similar to that of Oricle. Large, small quantity, expensive products. We are at the opposite end. Small low cost p

AW: InterBase vs. Mysql

2003-02-18 Thread Rusch (ext) Reiner
Hi Ben, I'm not sure what you really want to sell. If you have to take a license from MySQL because of a commercial use, you just have to take ONE license. Correct me, if I'm wrong! If you want to sell your programs etc. which uses MySQL then see it in another way: Firstly MySQL isn't very expensi

Re: AW: InterBase vs. Mysql

2003-02-18 Thread Michael T. Babcock
Ben Clewett wrote: Here MySQL cannot compete. Your too expensive. Possibly only that MS-MSDE is 50Mb to download that anybody thinks about MySQL at all. Here there are very little competitive DBMS systems. But there are some, and more each day. PostgreSQL, MSDE, SapDB, OpenInterbase (or w

Re: AW: InterBase vs. Mysql

2003-02-18 Thread Bernhard Döbler
t;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Inandjo Taurel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 1:29 PM Subject: Re: AW: InterBase vs. Mysql > Here there are very little competitive DBMS systems. But there are > some, a

Re: AW: InterBase vs. Mysql

2003-02-18 Thread Steve Sapovits
Rusch (ext) Reiner wrote: you're right! It's NOT free. Just for personal use > there're no costs. It's a little more liberal than that. For example, you can run a web site with it for free if you want. The restriction is the standard GPL licensing restriction that says you can't use it for fr

Re: AW: InterBase vs. Mysql

2003-02-18 Thread Ben Clewett
Rusch (ext) Reiner wrote: Hi Ben, > you're right! It's NOT free. Just for personal use there're no costs. Ok, if you're not making money on what you're working, then you're right! But: Is it the fault of MySQL AB that you sell your work for nothing? I don't understand, why everybody wants anyth

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2003-02-18 Thread Rusch (ext) Reiner
Hi Ben, > > Some database engineers would say MySQL isn't a database > because it has no > > transactions by know (in a stable version). > > > But think about, if you really need this!!! > > Very much so! > > With dependent foreign key constraints that are being developed by > MySQL, you have

AW: InterBase vs. Mysql

2003-02-18 Thread Rusch (ext) Reiner
Hi Ben, > > hi Maciej, > > > > the only arguments you can get in favour of mysql is that > it's free, > > Free??? Bollocks. > you're right! It's NOT free. Just for personal use there're no costs. > I program for a small company producing commercial programs. > We have found: > > MySQL L

Re: AW: InterBase vs. Mysql

2003-02-18 Thread Ben Clewett
Just a small comment: Rusch (ext) Reiner wrote: Hi Maciej, I don't know much about Interbase, but MySQL is for some cases a very good choice! Some database engineers would say MySQL isn't a database because it has no transactions by know (in a stable version). But think about, if you really n

AW: InterBase vs. Mysql

2003-02-18 Thread Rusch (ext) Reiner
Hi Maciej, I don't know much about Interbase, but MySQL is for some cases a very good choice! Some database engineers would say MySQL isn't a database because it has no transactions by know (in a stable version). But think about, if you really need this!!! In versions 4.x (coming soon in a stable