A "commodity" is something which is indistinguishable by brand (e.g., wheat, oil, frozen orange juice).
Calling SQLite a commodity is a misnomer. Shawn M. Downey MPR Associates 10 Maxwell Drive, Suite 204 Clifton Park, New York 12065 518-831-7544 (work) 518-763-6549 (cell) -----Original Message----- From: Scott Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 6:21 PM To: sqlite-users@sqlite.org Subject: Re: [sqlite] Database Commoditization and SQLite Rick Langschultz wrote: > I think commercial database solutions have their place in the market, > and I don't think Richard looks bad in this article. He simply created > something that needed to be created. When I am developing an > application that uses a database I first lay everything out on > whiteboard, then I write some SQLite SQL code, then start writing my > application using sqlite3.h. Once I have everything worked out in the > sqlite3 code I am able to plug in other APIs like postgresql, mysql, > etc. It is so much easier to do it this way and test everything > without having continuous access to the database servers or software. > > More or less it is a database on the go with stability, and community > support. > > I want SQLite to continue to add features and remain stable. > > Keep up the great work. The way I read that quote is: "SQLite is so good, and so free, that there is no reason to use anything else. Period" -- Scott Baker - Canby Telcom RHCE - System Administrator - 503.266.8253 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
