MySQL Community Server 5.1.43 has been released

2010-01-31 Thread Karen Langford
Dear MySQL users, MySQL Community Server 5.1.43, a new version of the popular Open Source Database Management System, has been released. MySQL 5.1.43 is recommended for use on production systems. For an overview of what's new in MySQL 5.1, please see

Re: 50 things to know before migrating from Oracle to MySQL

2010-01-31 Thread Rudy Lippan
On 01/29/2010 07:24 PM, Shawn Green wrote: Rudy Lippan wrote: On 01/29/2010 02:57 PM, Chris W wrote: Hardcore stupid if you ask me. I suppose it is possible to have a valid reason (can't imagine what it might be) for using more than 61 How about complex data requirements? Depending on the

Re: 50 things to know before migrating from Oracle to MySQL

2010-01-31 Thread Tom Worster
On 1/29/10 5:03 PM, mos mo...@fastmail.fm wrote: I noticed the article didn't say how much money you'll save by not paying through the nose for Oracle per server licensing, the cost of upgrading your hardware to get some speed out of Oracle, or the cost of having to hire one or more Oracle

Re: 50 things to know before migrating from Oracle to MySQL

2010-01-31 Thread Carl
I once was selling a system to an organization. I recommended an IBM AIX box for about $30,000. A competitor was charging $30,000 for the software and said it had to run on an AS/400 that would cost in excess of $200,000. I lost the sale because the IBM salesman said, quite candidly, 'I make