Oracle works sweet under linux, however, Sybase is another story. We were using it for one of our sites for awhile and it had some issues. It would die for no reason sometimes, and sometimes take 99% of the CPU, even when no queries were executing. Didn't take much to tip it over. I've been looking at postgres lately. It's a true RDBMS, and it has some sweet features. IMHO, I don't think MySQL can really be compared with postgres or MS SQL. MySQL is nice for small projects, but lacks many features, and if you're worried about data integrity, especially after a power outage or whatever, mysql is evil. Jay -----Original Message----- From: Joel Schneider [mailto:jts at tc.umn.edu] Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 11:23 PM To: TCLUG Subject: RE: [TCLUG:22812] Licensing of NT in a linux vs nt whitepaper > Since I have never really used NT for anything, I am not sure I totally > understand the licensing agreements. > > I am writing a paper comparing linux to nt from a cost prospective (money). The following is a couple years old and doesn't speak directly to licensing issues, but it may still be helpful. Providing Reliable NT Desktop Services by Avoiding NT Server: http://www.bell-labs.com/user/tal/papers/ntdesktop/ntdesktop/ntdesktop.html > Doing a similar thing for Postgres vs MySQL vs MS SQL server vs MS Access. What about Oracle, Sybase, Informix, and IBM (DB2)? I've seen rumors that the free version of Sybase works well under Linux... > MS Access seems to say single user, so as a db backend to a busy website, is the > NT box the 1 user? Licensing issues aside, (IMHO) MS Access shouldn't be used as a repository for mission critical data. What happens if (when) the MDB file becomes "corrupted"? Joel --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org