Re: Oracle and Postgresql

From: justin <justin(at)emproshunts(dot)com>
To: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
Cc: "Roberts, Jon" <Jon(dot)Roberts(at)asurion(dot)com>, Blazej <bl(dot)oleszkiewicz(at)gmail(dot)com>, 0123 zyxw <0123zyxw(at)gmail(dot)com>, Kevin Hunter <hunteke(at)earlham(dot)edu>, mailtoyahoo(at)gmail(dot)com, Postgres General List <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Ron Mayer <rm_pg(at)cheapcomplexdevices(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Oracle and Postgresql
Date: 2008-09-15 19:53:39
Message-ID: 48CEBD43.2030008@emproshunts.com
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David Fetter wrote:
>> 2. Security: Patches,
>>
>
> When they get good and ready. There are outstanding security issues
> in Oracle that have been there for years.
>
Isn't that all software out there??
>> 3. Software indemnification (which is open source's biggest
>> problem)
>>
>
> Are you kidding?!? Read the EULA for Oracle or any other proprietary
> software package and then read the BSD license. They both indemnify
> about the same thing, i.e. nothing. If you have any examples in case
> law that show otherwise, they'd be a great thing to bring forth.
>
Can i have an AMEN
Being a manufacture that lives in liability. software companies license
only say one thing
_*WE GUARANTEE NOT TO GUARANTEE *_the used car sale men of the world we
all have to put up with.
>> 8. Recruiting a senior level Oracle professional with over 10 years
>> of experience is not very difficult
>>
>
> Finding somebody with 10 years' experience is no problem. Finding
> somebody half-way competent is a different story.
>
>
That's one of the big problems with the Generation X & Yer's the work
ethic is crap and yes i am a Gen X
>> 9. Deep, deep discounts. I've never seen any company pay list
>> price for Oracle products. It has always been at least 50% off if
>> not more.
>>
>
> 50% off a price that's bloated by 1000% or more isn't much of a
> muchness.
>
>
What is the value of what you buying. Those discounts only make people
feel better about the purchase.
Just went through this with Kenametal, right off the bat got 25%
discount on a $30,000 plus order. If we purchase more it could have
gotten 45% discount
So what is the value of item.
But made you fill better about the purchase see all the money i saved
you. I got my boss to agree to 25% discount see i'm a great guy sales
men i'm working for you.

Does this product make the company money or is it a liability ????

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