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Yeaahhh! That was the name! Geeeee... with all these Star Wars gimmick
and hype I think I am going nuts with names that have a Dark, Dough or
Doug and Vader, Farber... whatever! hehehehhe...
mYSQL is good.
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Moonshi Mohsenruddin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Singapore icq:2595480 http://www.linux.com.sg
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Alf
> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 2:35 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [SLP] Search Engine for SLP
>
>
> Hehhe.. i think it's Doug Faber u are talking about.. hahaa...
>
> Informix's staff is nicer and generally more approachable. They
> sponsored
> their conference room to LUGs once (At Gateway)
>
> I still prefer mySQL :)
>
> Elvin
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>
> On Thu, 2 Sep 1999, Moonshi Mohsenruddin wrote:
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> > Elvin,
> >
> > Lionel is very correct! Oracle is bulky, slow and resource hungry.
I
> > personally prefer Informix as it is fast, web-enabled,
user-friendly,
> > uses less system resources and very stable on Linux. My company is
> > currently using Informix dB on Linux for our MRP/ERP
> application server
> > which is on Solaris and the integration with the two of them is
> > seamless!
> >
> > Oracle is a brand name and it is only good for huge applications
that
> > needs replication, high availability, fail-overs,
> multi-gateway and etc
> > & all these functions in NOT available on Linux yet.
> >
> > I have net and spoke to Dough Vader, some Manager from Oracle for
the
> > Linux Enterprise Computing Division and he was not so keen to
discuss
> > anything about Oracle on Linux.
> >
> > I then spoke to Informix and they have always respected me, give
me a
> > lot of information, helpful, very informative and supportive. If
there
> > are no obligations, I will spoke to Informix about this.
> >
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> > Moonshi Mohsenruddin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Singapore icq:2595480 http://www.linux.com.sg
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > On Behalf Of Alf
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 2:02 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: [SLP] Search Engine for SLP
> > >
> > >
> > > Could we use mySQL instead for the Database ? Coz I believe
> Boonhwee's
> > > interface uses mySQL as the database backend..
> > >
> > > Moonshi: I wonder if Oracle wants to sponsor us *wink*
> > >
> > > Elvin
> > > -
> > >
> > > On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, DoC wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Erm..I can look into it from mid September unless u have the
thing
> > > > from Oracle settled. Unless u're using a Oracle database to
serve
> > > > up web pages, I don't why u would want to use Oracle. As far
as I
> > know,
> > > > Oracle is a RDBMs and CAN be used to index/serve web
> pages if u have
> >
> > > > one of their fancy plugins. Informix has a similar solution
but is
> > web
> > > > orientated and been in market for sometime.(the place I work
uses
> > it).
> > > >
> > > > But but....why kill a fly with a ballistic missile? Those
> things are
> > a
> > > > bloody nightmare to install and configure esp Oracle. Stick
with
> > Dig,
> > > > Alkaline(the guy is quite nice and he responds to your email)
> > > > or one of those other free ones is better. Clean, simple and
has
> > > > minimal maintance. IFF, SLP gets a makeover down the road,
then
> > > > we change..(informix has everything in a nice package). But
SLP
> > currently
> > > > is static(right?) html, so a simple solution will
suffice....:) SW
> > is suppose
> > > > to solve problems and not create them!!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Lionel
> > > >
> > > > PS : oops...somehow a private mail got onto the list. Blame
> > > > it on my Outlook Express...;)
> > > >
> > > > > > Use the GNU search engine source found at
http://www.htdig.org
> > > > >
> > > > > Can Lionel look into the implementation of the search
engine?
> > > > >
> > > > > Chin Qui, you told me something about Oracle sponsoring us a
> > > > > search engine?
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > - --
> > > > > > Moonshi Mohsenruddin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > Singapore icq:2595480 http://www.linux.com.sg
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> > > > > > DoC
> > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 3:50 AM
> > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [SLP] the picture is clearer from SLP's
> > perspective
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > know anything abt spiders/search engines? The cnet web
> > > > > > > programming section
> > > > > > > has a good general introduction section on it. What
> do u want
> > > > > > > to know? Leech
> > > > > > > stuff from sites and then display on yours?..:)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Lionel
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >PS : Raymond, I forgot to tell u that I have
experience
> > > > > > > implementing a
> > > > > > > beta
> > > > > > > > Altavista SDK. Do u want a search engine for >SLP(not
> > > > > > > altavista though
> > > > > > > > becoz license prob but there are a bunch of others)?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hey lionel. I am very interested in spiders and search
> > engine.
> > > > > > mail
> > > > > > > > privately.
> > > > > > >
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