[ale] WooHoo!! PostgreSQL 9.1!

[Lightner, Jeff]

Also of course is the issue that Oracle now owns MySQL so has opportunities for *ahem* interference with use of that.

Oracle with Java, Solaris and OEL is already playing games.   The “Open” Solaris license isn’t really “Open” if you read it.   They are said to be enforcing Java licenses in a way that Sun never did.   (One Oracle guy I know says that Sun “indicated” they were going to but ignores the fact that Sun never actually did it.)   They have already announced they are dropping development of products for Itanium which is all HP-UX runs on now so they’re eliminating competition for Solaris.   Finally they’ve already started making “enhancements” for DB/applications they make that only run on Solaris or OEL so they’re also trying to kill other UNIX and Linux flavors that way.

Short sighted folks will simply continue to use Solaris and/or migrate to OEL to use Oracle’s products.   People that saw what MS bundling ultimately truly cost will hopefully start moving to other solutions.

From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Richard Bronosky
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 10:39 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts; Mike Harrison
Subject: Re: [ale] WooHoo!! PostgreSQL 9.1!


I've used MySQL for over a decade. I was a MySQL DBA for the AJC for a few years and a developer using it prior to that.

I switched to Postgres with my current company because the Django community prefers it. At first I missed the easy replication of MySQL. But now I am very pleased with Postgres and don't intend to go back.
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