Why? Some people wanted to use Oracle as a backend. This option makes it simple to experiment at home. Anybody with their free time and some experience in Oracle can finally develop Oracle backend, which was requested by several people. Possibility of deployment means you can prototype your Django system more realistically before doing a plunge replacing an old application. Other than that --- I think both PostgreSQL and MySQL are better options.
But if you think IT, you should think Oracle, DB2, MSSQL... Big guys have a lot of apps written for such databases, which are parts of warehouses nowadays and cannot be easily converted to "unproved databases". Making these backends will make Django more palatable for big guys. If big guys are using Django, it means we will have real life feedback from variety of high-load apps, and (I hope) code contributions sponsored by the big guys. Thanks, Eugene PS: How do I know that? The answer is simple: I worked for The Big Guy. "Ian Holsman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I guess I'm a bit ho-hum about it. why? 4G limit single process no replication 32 bit only and a expensive upgrade path if you were an oracle shop, or a ISV you could now offer a 'lite' version of your application I'd be more excited I guess.. but for me, I'd be looking for something a bit less cut-down/crippled. (and I bet on a amd64 box with 2-4 procs mysql would beat the pants of it due to the limits they imposed) regards Ian On 11/2/05, Eugene Lazutkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Now you don't need to sign up. And you can deploy it, if you want. And it > is > 10.2. :-) > > "Tim Keating" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in > message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Actually, you could always download the express edition for free for > > development purposes (you just had to sign up for Oracle TechNet). The > > change to allow limited deployment is the only change, AFAICT. > > > > Nevertheless, good news. > > > > > > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ++61-3-9877-0909 If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough. - Mario Andretti
