[AccessD] Slightly OT: Know of a good Open Source DBMS?

Francisco Tapia fhtapia at gmail.com
Tue Apr 5 12:45:27 CDT 2005


According to Arthur's new book, MySQL 4 would suit you just fine 
(production) but version 5 does support stored procedures and from skimming 
over that chapter it looks fairly easy to manage that path.

On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 11:56:07 -0500, Arthur Fuller <artful at rogers.com> wrote:
> Our MySQL book is now up as a web site. (Our = Peter Brawley and Arthur
> Fuller). Visit http://www.artfulsoftware.com/ for a free download of
> sample chapters and a paid download of the remainder. I hope you enjoy
> what you read for free.
>
> Arthur

my 2 cents.

On Apr 5, 2005 9:47 AM, Gustav Brock <Gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:
> 
> Hi Joe
> 
> Three option pops forward:
> 
> SAP DB (totally free) or the newer MaxDB (from MySQL).
> Enterprise level (certified for SAP R/3) and complexity.
> 
> Firebird. Very small install package, very easy to maintain.
> Originates from InterBase.
> 
> PostgreSQL. Widely used "Oracle Light" DBMS.
> Large user base.
> 
> It all depends on your requirements.
> 
> /gustav
> 
> >>> JRojas at tnco-inc.com 04/05 6:03 pm >>>
> Hi All,
> 
> I was considering purchasing MS SQL Server 2000 for our company.
> We have several intranet web based applications, which currently use MS
> SQL
> Server 7 as the backend.
> 
> The reason that I am considering the upgrade is that we are reaching
> our CAL
> limit. I know that I could increase the number of CALs, but I actually
> got
> SQL 2000 approved in this year's budget!
> The problem is that I have the feeling that the price for SQL Server
> may not
> be justifiable, in my mind, for what we are using it for.
> 
> With that said, does anyone know of an Open Source DBMS that has the
> functionality of SQL Server?
> I know of MySQL, but when I last checked, it did not have stored
> procedures
> and triggers.
> 
> Thanks!
> JR
> 
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