[AccessD] Clearing the decks for MySQL

I hear you.  OTOH there are success stories including Linux itself.

John W. Colby
Colby Consulting

Reality is what refuses to go away
when you do not believe in it

On 11/24/2011 8:38 PM, Mark Simms wrote:
> My comment is regarding the whole "open source" initiative.
> This is somewhat targeted to MARIADB.
>
> Browse sourceforge.net sometime.
> When I searched using "Excel" as a keyword....this came up in the first
> page:
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/ta-lib/
> 4 YEARS OLD. "The age is the key here". FOUR YEARS ?!!
>
> There are so many "open source" initiatives that have died in the past 10
> years,
> than American programmers that have been effectively outsourced.
>
> Sourceforge truly depicts the risk of being in the software business.
> At least in the USA.
> Otherwise, you'll get hardy laughs from executives at WiPro, HCL, Cognizant
> Technologies, etc.
>
> Don't get me wrong: go with MARIADB.....
> Just beware of the risks of your "investment" in time and other resources.
>
> My explorations on sourceforge have been a true "WAKE UP" call.
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