Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:41:06 -0500 From: Jerry <gesbbb@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mysql60-server?? Message-ID: <20091126064106.7fca4f46@scorpio.seibercom.net> In-Reply-To: <20091125225938.GC58848@thought.org> References: <20091125185704.GA58709@thought.org> <4B0D8299.6080201@infracaninophile.co.uk> <20091125195906.GA58848@thought.org> <4B0DADF1.1050402@infracaninophile.co.uk> <20091125225938.GC58848@thought.org>
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On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:59:39 -0800 Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> replied: > I took a class in the Ingres db suite from one of the guys who > wrote it. Think that Postgress is a follow-on. It strikes > me as almost a *certainty* that any commerical project could > be done better by the open-source community. ---If it's got > your *NAME* on it, you're going to be certain it's superior, > whereas if you're coding just for a paycheck, sure, you'll do > a good job. But not as outstanding as an open-source suite. The determining factor is "suitability to task." Once that is determined, then cost to implement comes into play. BTW, I totally disagree with your statement regarding "commercial product' vs "open source" and quality. If that were really true then Open Office would be equal to or superior to MS Office. In actuality, it is at best equal to Office 97, and that is even stretching the point. Commercial software is written with the end-user in mind. Commercial software that does not sell will not be around very long. On the other hand, open-source software tends to be written with the developer as the focal point with the hope that others will share their point of view. Neither philosophy is inherently superior. In the final determination the end user has to determine which meets their "suitability to task" requirements; whether that be "cost", "suitability" or both. BTW, I am running mysql-server-6.0.11 on one of my PCs. It handles tables for my mail system and several other sundries. It is only under a light load; however, I have never had a single problem with it. -- Jerry gesbbb@yahoo.com |::::======= |::::======= |=========== |=========== | Luke, I'm yer father, eh. Come over to the dark side, you hoser. Dave Thomas, "Strange Brew"
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