There's a lot of junk here, that's for sure. The reason for replying to it is that this thing get's passed around among the Sybase types and it's rather misleading.
I'm not trying to foment a religious war, just answer the half truths and misinformation. Jared On Friday 29 March 2002 14:33, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I read (most of) it and it made my day. People who write this kind of > stuff know they are only telling half truths (did you see any quotes or > references?). It's email spam for techies. And a reply does nothing more > than make their day. If some of it is true, fine. Let the Oracle kernel > writers worry about it. I've got enough problems trying to keep up with > 9i's new features. My advise is drag the document to the trash folder and > have a nice weekend knowing that... > > Market Cap Market Share > Sybase $1,725,285,000 3.2% > Oracle $70,363,864,000 33.8% > > References: > > http://news.cnet.com/investor/quotes/quote-detail/0-9970-1042-0-SY.html > > http://news.cnet.com/investor/quotes/quote-detail/0-9970-1042-0-ORCL.html > http://news.com.com/2100-1001-258126.html?legacy=cnet > > > Lastly, this guy was an Oracle DBA for only 3 years. Hmmmmmmmmm. After > only 3 years as an Oracle DBA I bet he still wets his pants when the > database crashes. I know I did until I had a good mentor, and had to clean > up after myself a few times:o) > > Brian P. MacLean > Oracle DBA, OCP8i > > > > > Jared.Still@ra > disys.com To: Multiple recipients of > list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: cc: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Oracle From a Sybase > DBA perspective om > > > 03/29/02 11:43 > AM > Please respond > to ORACLE-L > > > > > > > Dear list, > > Feel like having a good rant? Need to take some frustrations > out on lies, ignorance and misinformation? > > I received a document from a friend that live in both the Sybase > and Oracle worlds. He was interested in my comments on it > as he recognized it as a rant against Oracle that was full of > misinformation. > > Oracle has it's problems, but if you want to rant about it's > inadequacies, you should at least be accurate. > > Some of the things in here I can't address, such as the > IEEE number formats. > > Others are just plain stupid. > > The writer claims to have spent 3 years with Oracle, but he's > either lying or extraordinarily incompetent, I dunno which. > > Here's my proposal: I'm turning this document loose to the list. > I was going to comment on it myself, but it's fairly lengthy, and I > just don't have time to do it myself. > > Besides, I know that some of you relish such opportunities. :) > > It's in MS Word format. If you want to make comments about > any section of the document, include your comments in blue > font below that section. > > I will compile the comments, and send the annotated document > back to my friend. He can distribute it to his Sybase DBA friends > if he likes. > > I was kidding about the ranting. Please keep it objective and > professional. > > Please include your name at the top of the document. Tell me if > you want your name and email address included in the finished document. > > The document can be found at: > > http://www.cybcon.com/~jkstill/Oracle_from_a_Sybase_DBA.doc > > Thanks, > > Jared > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jared Still INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
