Re: Disappointing news

I really would like to know what they are going to do if somebodies´
MySQL-database crashes really hard (eg by CPU failure) and comes back with
inconsistent state. Do they agree to be liable for that, because they certified
it?

Comparing MySQL with DB2 is IMHO quite funny. Like comparing pocket calculators
with mainframes.

Regards, Frank.

On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 16:12:16 +0530 Shridhar Daithankar
<shridhar(at)frodo(dot)hserus(dot)net> sat down, thought long and then wrote:

> On Tuesday 01 June 2004 15:24, Mike Mascari wrote:
> > "Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ - news) will support open-source
> > software companies JBoss and MySQL on its servers as it seeks to
> > compete with International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM - news)
> > in offering Linux (news - web sites)-compatible services, a Linux
> > executive said late Monday."
> >
> > http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=569&ncid=738&e=1&u=/nm/2004
> >0601/tc_nm/tech_hewlettpackard_dc
> >
> > Perhaps an advocacy member should persuade them otherwise...
>
> Also see (Unwrap URL of course)
> http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=109481&op=Reply&threshold=1&commentsort=0&tid=173&mode=flat&pid=9298111
>
> Trusting his identity, I would say we need to persuade somebody else than HP.
> If you have HP serving you, you can press your company. Also one of
> postgresql supporting companies stepping up would be good as well..
>
> Shridhar