Re: Oracle 10g Express, should just about kill the MySQL and Postgresql gang

"DA Morgan"
> 1. An inexpensive desktop is sufficient to be a server

Yes aggree. That's abvious.

> 2. If they can't afford a $5/yr domain they don't exist as a commercial
venture

Please think beyond that...beyond "commercial venture"...actually beyond the typical "Oracle Community".
There are plenty reasons why someone out of this planets billions of population need to put up more than a few static web pages. He/she, like the majority of people, don't have his/her OWN net-connected server,
so what is his/her choice right now to do web/DB development ?

e.g.
Joey is a freshman. He took some beginner Oracle classes. His church has a web site consisting a few simple static pages. Site is hosted by ACME hosting company.
Church wants to add more content, and forms and dynamic pages for this and that.....church needs help
Joey says to self "aha ! with XE I can help my chucrch and also learn things ! great !"

Too bad, there will be 2 possible outcome: 1) ACME found out about the "single instance" limitation and informs Joey "Sorry we already installed one on this server for another customer....but we can put up a MySQL for you...." 2) ACME never bothers to check and unknowingly they are all running afoul of the license agreement.

> 3. If they need more than this why would any software company consider
> them to be anything other than a hobbyist?

Don't follow your point.....
I thought XE is (partly) intended to compete with MySQL user base....and yes MySQL is the DB choice of (open-source) "hobbist"...so ? Received on Mon Nov 07 2005 - 11:05:44 CST