And I must say that it is a PITA for a first time user trying to download
CygWin and all the rest.... And the setup installs from the internet and
when you lose your connection you can't resume...
JED
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 23/01/2003 02:23:20 PM:
> Andreas
>
> Linux and Windows (using CygWin)
> It's all documented on www.postreSQL.org
>
> Neven
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andreas Toth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Multiple recipients of list delphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 3:59 PM
> Subject: RE: [DUG]: Win 98 SE
>
>
> > Neven (and anyone else who uses PostgreSQL),
> > Do you run PostgreSQL under Wintel or Lintel? If you run it under
Wintel,
> > under what set-up?
> >
> >
> > -Andreas
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > Behalf Of Neven MacEwan
> > Sent: Thursday, 23 January 2003 15:38
> > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> > Subject: Re: [DUG]: Win 98 SE
> >
> >
> > James
> >
> > If performance was the only issue you'd be using PostgreSQL
> >
> >
>
http://www.computerworld.com.au/idg2.nsf/All/2ADD84E6EBCEADE9CA256CB30075FA0
> > 1!OpenDocument
> >
> > Neven
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "James Sugrue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Multiple recipients of list delphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 2:37 PM
> > Subject: Re: [DUG]: Win 98 SE
> >
> >
> > > Never used the others but I had to port an app from Interbase to SQL
> > Server
> > > (for reason already stated). SQL Server is a dog in my books. Things
> were
> > > noticably slower under SQL Server.
> > >
> > > I agree with your other comments re cop out etc.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Jeremy North <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 2:27 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [DUG]: Win 98 SE
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Well I must say that I don't put Interbase into the same light as
an
> MS
> > > SQL
> > > > Server or Oracle or Sybase.
> > > > I use Interbase when I need a little more than a desktop database.
> > > > Generally my interbase apps are either single user, or very low in
> > > > continuous users.
> > > >
> > > > > I have heard of several projects switch from Interbase to SQL
Server
> > in
> > > a
> > > > > corporate environment, because Interbase wasn't a company
standard
> db
> > or
> > > > the
> > > > > PTB had never heard of Interbase.
> > > >
> > > > Well Borland can't really control the "wasn't a company standard"
cop
> > out.
> > > > I say a cop out (not at you personally) but at the fact that it is
> > surely
> > > > possible to make any software package a "company standard".
> Interested
> > to
> > > > know how those projects are performing under MS SQL Server compared
to
> > > > Interbase and also if the conversion costs were worth it, and if
they
> > want
> > > > to sell me there old licenses!
> > > >
> > > > The second part of the statement is partly Borlands fault, but
could
> > also
> > > > be attributed to the companies lack of research prior to making
> > decisions.
> > > >
> > > > > Not in the least. I was just trying to make the point that
Borland
> > must
> > > > have
> > > > > foreseen this when they opensourced IB6.0
> > > > Perhaps they did this to renew there motivation towards the product
> > ;-)))
> > > >
> > > > JED.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 23/01/2003 12:12:19 PM:
> > > >
> > > > > Not in the least. I was just trying to make the point that
Borland
> > must
> > > > have
> > > > > foreseen this when they opensourced IB6.0
> > > > >
> > > > > I think Firebird is a great initiative. IBPhoenix too. Borland
would
> > be
> > > > > better off worring about competing with SQL Server than Firebird.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have heard of several projects switch from Interbase to SQL
Server
> > in
> > > a
> > > > > corporate environment, because Interbase wasn't a company
standard
> db
> > or
> > > > the
> > > > > PTB had never heard of Interbase.
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: Jeremy North <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 1:29 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [DUG]: Win 98 SE
> > > > > > > > Which if you take the position that Borland considers
Firebird
> a
> > > > > > > competitor
> > > > > > > > now makes a certain kind of sense (at least from their view
> :-)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > A competitor of their own (Borland's) making.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Seems you are upset by this... I think it's great. It will
> > continue
> > > > to
> > > > > > push the development of both database's to be better. A
definate
> > > > win-win
> > > > > > for us developers.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Until the feature sets get further apart, I don't see a reason
why
> > you
> > > > > > would want to support both Interbase and Firebird. Most of the
> > > > features
> > > > > > are the same (at the moment). I recall reading that one of the
> > > > interbase
> > > > > > component 3rd parties (can't remember but there are only 3 of
them
> > > > > Borland,
> > > > > > the ones used in Quick Desk and the ones used in Workbench) was
> > hoping
> > > > to
> > > > > > remain Interbase and Firebird compatible.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > JED
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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