Re: Oracle's Rapidly Sliding License Revenues

the thing that I enjoy reading about the whole MySQL stuff is the fact
that it now "supports transactions" ... but, my understanding is that its
disabled by default, so you have to remember to enable it ... in fact,
since its a third-party add on (to the best of my knowledge), you not only
have to remember to enable it, but you have to remember to compile it in
...

what happens if you download some software that uses MySQL for a backend
that makes use of transactions, and you don't have it compiled in? Does
it test and warn you? or does it run without letting you know that your
data integrity is at risk?

On Thu, 14 Nov 2002, Justin Clift wrote:

> Robert Treat wrote:
> >
> > This is interesting because I just read this article
> > (http://www.sdtimes.com/cols/middlewatch.htm) that talks about how
> > postgresql is at a disadvantage compared to other open source databases
> > because it is produced under a BSD license, and won't have enough
> > license revenue to sustain long term viability of postgresql inc, the
> > main company behind postgresql.
>
> It's seems to be a very much MySQL propaganda style article, with the
> author pushing his preferred database without checking reality for
> facts.
>
> A *lot* of companies choose PostgreSQL, and a significant number of them
> are doing so because the BSD license makes it easy for them to start.
>
> GPL licensed stuff has a "enforced sharing" mindset attached with it
> that a lot of companies seem to be unhappy about using, whereas BSD
> licensed stuff can be used by anyone, anytime, anywhere, and is more
> able to be viewed as "infrastructure".
>
> My view on this is that when someone adds good code to a BSD licensed
> project, they've just raised the bar by that much for *everyone*
> worldwide, permanently.
>
> It's whether or not *everyone* worldwide knows about it is the dilemma.
>
> :-)
>
> Regards and best wishes,
>
> Justin Clift
>
> > Robert Treat
>
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