----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tony Buckley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 3:34 PM Subject: Re: Porting from MS SQL to MySQL
> SNIPSNIP:) > > > I agree. If they are a seriuos company they should build it after the > > > customers wishes > > > i.e if you want mysql the company should build it with mysql. > > > > > > For 18,000 euro i could build the system myself:) > > > > > > My two cents > > > /PM\ > > > > What about the customer who asks a car company to make the vehicle's tryes > > out of velvet? Would you go off in a huff if they refused and demand they > > do it? There are obviously issues here that we are not privy to; there > > *must* be logic behind the choice of SQLServer. Are they saying that mySQL > > isn't upto it? > > Ah but if i say i want a mysql server and costs for it they shouldnt say > we can do it in mssql > I think they should give me an estimate on the costs for what i want > then > i can discuss how to get the cost down > Unless they are saying they doubt that mySQL is upto, it so it's no good quoting. They may have a room full of SQLServer people twiddling their thumbs in which case I agree with you, they are not bucking for the customer here. On the other hand they have very real doubts that mySQL is upto the job; they may be wrong on this last point, but at least they are being honest in their beliefs. Who knows! > > > > Porting a DB takes more 'than a couple of hours'. What about the written > > procedures, the security mappings, the back up and recovery procs, the > > fallback arrangements, the testing etc. > > > > If you think E18k is a lot then ask for a detailed task plan with effort; > > find out what they are asking you to pay for. > > > > The DB was described as 'fairly complicated' whatever that may mean. > > Perhaps - and we are all guesing - there are remote data issues, views, > > stored procs, java and god knows what else that all needs to be integrated. > > Mysql has always filled my need (wich is with perl,java,php) > Granted it would be better to know exactly what fairly complicated is > > > > > Bottom line when you get a quote is find out what they want to do task by > > task and then cut it down from there. > > I have to agree with this but i dont think you should pay for getting a > workdescription > from them (ofcourse i dont know much about administrating papperwork i > am a technichian) > 100% agree. Planning, including bidding for a job, is an overhead. There should be no charge for this. IBM would disagree with us however :-) Tony --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
