[ale] Go free or not to go free, this is the question...

[Brian J. Dowd]

We've been using c-tree and d-tree (Faircom) since about 1989
There are about 100 users on our system in 10 remote locations all
running a db which is about 1 gig in size. We are not using the "Server"
which is the only Faircom product which fufills the requirements
@1,3,4 and 7 below.
Having the source is worth its weight in code...even if its not free.
-Brian

> Hi everyone!:-)
>
> I have a situation here where everyone's input will be considered and
> appreciated:
> Due to some financial constraints currently imposed here, I was "asked" to
> find out about the option of migrating to GPL
> Databases. Besides PostGreSQL, what other GPL DBs would be worth to
> consider?
> Some of the requirements here are (this is not my field of expertise; please
> correct me if something does not sound right):
> 1- A relational DB
> 2- Able to use a "C" interface - SQL via "C"
> 3 - Transaction based processing
> 4 - Crash recovery mechanism (roll back recovery?)
> 5 - Able to handle 100 to 150 users
> 6 - Relatively Fast - Comparing to mainstream DBs
> 7 - Schema allows the use of "triggers" - when a "field" changes, it
> triggers the DB to update all other fields as   well.
>
> ps: As far as commercial Databases, has anybody heard anything good or bad
> about C-Tree Plus frm FairCom?
>
> Thanks for all your help
>
> Sergio
>
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