I don't think MySQL is free for commercial application, for dev and test purpose it is free.
----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 4:29 PM > DBI is an extension to perl language which can then be used by perl to talk with various databases. DBI stands for "database interface". With DBI you also have to load in a specific database driver which is called DBD. For instance for oracle you have to install DBI and DBD::Oracle. Its really cool to use and very fast. I wrote a poor man's replication built on DBI/DBD::Oracle/DBD::Sybase. > > I like mysql but the sql is just not that rich as it is in oracle. They are fixing some of the shortcomings soon so it will be pretty competitive is basic database usage with Oracle. BTW, I agree that a lot of people only need a simple db and for them mysql/postgres is appropriate. > > As far as I know, Postgres is free to use, so you don't have to worry about licensing at all. > > Hope this helps > > Masroor > > > -----Original Message----- > Ryan > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 12:35 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > 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). 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