what is DBI? is postgre free? Is it like linux where you pay for support? I cant find any licensing info on the website. Most shops dont need oracle, sql server, sybase, or DB2.
Most applications are small. I was on a project where the government had an Oracle EE license on windows. They didnt even use foreign key constraints. Had a whopping 13 tables, 20 MB of data, and 10-15 users. Any free database could have handled that. ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 1:44 PM > > On 01/14/2004 12:44:25 PM, "Jesse, Rich" wrote: > > If you have the choice, look at PostgreSQL in addition to MySQL. From what > > I've seen, it's more mature than MySQL. > > I second that. PostgresSQL supports transactions and uses perl as its > scripting language. From what little I read and saw (just a little pilot > project with the goal to see "what the heck is Postgres"), it's a very > decent database, with a decent performance and capabilities sufficient > for a small, departmental database server. I know nothing of clustering, > distributed database, database links, replication and alike. In other words, > I wouldn't use it for an enterprise-wide server for GE or Wall-Mart, but > it can be quite a convenient storage space for a small corner shop or a > small department. Because of perl and DBI, exchanging data with other > servers like oracle or UDB (DB2) is easy. > > -- > Mladen Gogala > Oracle DBA > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Mladen Gogala > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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.net -- Author: Ryan INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
