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Mark A wrote:
> "DA Morgan" <damorgan_at_psoug.org> wrote in message
> news:1140189906.988831_at_jetspin.drizzle.com...
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>>Supporting one product versus, or in addition to, another for >>political purposes: To what end? >><snip> >>Daniel A. Morgan
How does using an open-source product prevent a monopoly?
What are you going to run on PostgreSQL? e-Business Suite? JD Edwards? PeopleSoft? Siebel? Even SAP?
I understand the sentiment but it is not going to change anything. Be honest here ... Oracle has surrounded MySQL. They can do the same with PostgreSQL or any other product in a matter of hours.
-- Daniel A. Morgan http://www.psoug.org damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)Received on Fri Feb 17 2006 - 10:34:58 CST