"Mike Ault" <mikerault_at_earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> "Pablo Sanchez" <pablo_at_dev.null> wrote in message
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> > "Nuno Souto" <nsouto_at_optushome.com.au.nospam> wrote in message
> > news:3cd9ad81$0$15476$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au...
> > > In article <1%aC8.235$pa4.46349_at_news.uswest.net>, you said (and I
> > quote):
> > > >
> > > > I'm curious, why do you doubt it? Why do you think it's not a
> > good
> > > > product?
> > > > --
> > >
> > > Because it fails to provide a number of features I consider
> > fundamental
> > > for a product to be called a Relational Database Management System.
> >
> > Which features does MS SQL not provide that you consider fundamental
> > in an RDBMS?
> >
> > Thx!
>
> MySQL is not ACID compliant unless a second package such as INNODB is
> added. Now instead of worrying about support for a single opensource
> product, you need to worry about support and cross compatibility
> issues with two opensource porducts. Until I see MYSQL as a standalone
> with full ACID compliance and some large scale production references
> it is just a hobby database.
True but the discussion was about the RDBMS from Redmond.
--
Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
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Received on Thu May 09 2002 - 08:58:28 CDT
