Hi Van,
I have no experience with Progress software.
Once, Progress must have seen their approach as the right way. That they
sonner or later see a need to change, does not approved the way it is done.
In short term, the "clients" for the NuSphere are already familiar with
MySQL and subscribers to the mysql-email-listings - we have all access to
Montys email from yesterday - and hopeful understand the issues and remain
loyal.
Actually it is the same channels NuSphere have used for spreading their
message (and right now they are reading what we are writing). This is the
best (only) current channel to the MySQL community.
I will call on anybody having web-sites, where they provide software to
MySQL, providing support or information, selling books or what so ever - to
add an easy readable message to their website ...
"We support / contribute to the original MySQL initiative at www.mysql.com"
(or something like that)
... and by that make it clear to newcomers, that there are something to be
aware of.
Best regards
Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Van" <vanboers@stripped>
To: "PeterWR" <pwr@stripped>
Cc: <mysql@stripped>
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 7:06 AM
Subject: Re: mysql.org
> PeterWR wrote:
> >
> > Then you can start wondering why one software company wants to promote
"open
> > source" by using another companys software - why is the Progress
database
> > not good enough for NuSphere ???
> >
> > Best regards
> > Peter
> > Copnehagen Denmark
> >
>
> Peter:
>
> Have your ever worked with Progress? It's ... interesting.
>
> It's like no other database system I've ever seen, and, it's hardly
> SQL-compliant. At least when I worked on Progress 6.0 in '98.
>
> Progress had much to gain by incorporating MySQL features and more-or-less
> SQL-compliant features/syntax.
>
> That's why the Progress database was possibly not good enough for
NuSphere.
>
> Best Regards,
> Van
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