But then I would have to do without the excellent MySQL support.
"Donny Simonton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/06/2004 13:26:00:
> You could always buy Oracle and charge an extra million or two. :))
>
> Donny
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > "Donny Simonton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/06/2004 03:12:43:
> >
> >
> > > We have been using 4.1 in a production environment since about a
month
> > after
> > > 4.1.0 was released. And we have run into a bug or two now and then,
but
> > > that usually happens the first day we try something out. Overall, I
> > won't
> > > install any other version.
> >
> > I would entirely agree with this, if it were my personal call. But the
> > main
> > reason I want 4.1 is the excellent character set support, in particular
> > for
> > Japanese customers. And regardless of the actual quality of the
underlying
> > software, I will have great difficulty convincing Japanese customers
that
> > something labelled "alpha" is suitable for use in a critical
environment,
> > which is where it will be. "Beta" or "Gamma" would be difficult enough,
> > but
> > "alpha" is effectively impossible. Luckily I have three months before
the
> > possible first shipment to Japan. But it is still a problem shipping
> > software which, while I know is entirely fit for purpose, is labelled
by
> > its own designers as unstable. OTOH, I obviously *need* the character
sets
> > for these customers.
> >
> > Alec
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