Mark Townsend wrote:
>
>> IMHO IBM is rather bad about naming things.....
>
>
> Right. Like actually understanding what words mean, or pretending they
> don't mean anything. Like "Common" Server. Like the "Universal" Database
> for Windows, Unix and Linux. Like the (other) "Universal" Database for
> OS/390. Or like the other Universal Database for iSeries. Like Truth in
> Marketing. But then again, people in unbreakable houses shouldn't throw
> stones.
>
Given the length of thsi thread it can certainly be forgiven that I
explained teh meaning of "Universal". It has nothing to do with
platforms. All about extensibility.
But as you say no use throwing universal at grids... Marketing...
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Serge Rielau
DB2 SQL Compiler Development
IBM Toronto Lab
Received on Mon Jun 07 2004 - 22:29:07 CDT
