Dan Watts wrote:
>
> Trust isn't always the reason for not selecting MySQL. Not all
> companies have the time and staff to develop custom applications.
> The bottom line is typically affected by availability [I want it
> up and running now syndrome] of pre built applications. If MySQL
> isn't one of the supported databases for the application, that
> rules out MySQL as an option.
I have found it is considerably easier and faster to;
download, configure, compile, link and install MySQL
[I have done this on several Linuxes and two versions
of <spit> Solaris]
than it is to;
install Informix from the distribution medium.
[I have witnessed this on HP/UX and another Unix]
presumably, the same applies to Oracle.
With so many applications supporting "foreign" databases
through ODBC these days, the "lack of support for MySQL"
argument is starting to wear thin...
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If it ain't opinionated, it ain't Rich Teer.
