Re: No future for DB2

From: Serge Rielau <srielau_at_ca.ibm.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 07:52:17 -0400
Message-ID: <3lbpfjF120irhU1@individual.net>

Noons wrote:
> Madison Pruet apparently said,on my timestamp of 3/08/2005 2:53 PM:
>

>> Maybe so.  But by posting as he did, all he did was to point out
>> shortcomings of some database systems.  But these are weaknesses that
>> Informix Enterprise Replication does not have.  He made bogus 
>> statements  he
>> should have done his homework before exposing trying to point out the
>> weaknesses of any system, because if you aren't really careful, it will
>> backfire.

>
>
> No *bleep*. I did not post to "point out the shortcomings"
> of ANYTHING. I posted a *comment* on Oracle for a *post* on Oracle.
>
> YOU are the one that butted in with the usual "size" *bleep*.
>
> And you didn't even read the reply. Go back and follow the
> thread, if you are intelligent enough to figure how to do so.
>
> You lot haven't figured out yet the ONLY people interested in
> anything to do with Informix are the half dozen of you staring
> at each other's belly button? About time you woke up!
>
> I'm fully convinced that dead-end product is "going to take over
> the world by storm", next week.
>
> Now go *bleep*: it won't hurt you and at least will
> keep your hands quiet for a while.
>

And I always thought Australians are so friendly ... ;-)

May I try to mediate?
Noons wrote "any database version" He apparently was operating on the context set by the thread earlier debating on where replication (and which kind) is free in Oracle.
Madison came from a different, equally valid context.

What do we learn from this:
"Always fully qualify your identifiers!" :-)

What's a good rule for SQL with joins is just as ood a rule for x-posted usenet posts.

Cheers
Serge

-- 
Serge Rielau
DB2 SQL Compiler Development
IBM Toronto Lab

Received on Wed Aug 03 2005 - 06:52:17 CDT