Actually... as one with the vested interest...
I'm not opposed to entering an equation in one of the basic algebraic forms. Given
that line types and line segment types both exist, I'm happy to weigh the cost/benefit
between choosing an lseg and entering 2 points, or choosing a line and enterin
On Thursday, 27, 2002, at 10:07AM, Josh Berkus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Or from a financial perspective: An enterprise MS SQL 2000 user can
>expect to pay, under Licensing 6.0, about $10,000 - $20,000 a year in
>licnesing fees -- *not including any support*. Just $2000-$5000 buys
>you a
. Ever read one of their EULAs? $10 says that Oracle's
>license grants them absolute immunity to any kind of damages claim.
>
>Chris
>
>---
>
>Tim Hart Wrote:
>
>If a catastrophic software failure results in a high percentage of lost
>revenu
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I said:
> BTW - Oracle & other commercial vendors handle these contingencies by
> buying insurance policies.
I think I should probably correct the above statement. I think Oracle
specifically has a large enough revenue stream that they have no need to
purchase an in
I think PostgreSQL's standards are a bit too high. From my point of view, the team as a whole has no desire to build the worlds best open source database from the point of view of functionality. They seem more interested in the writing the open source database with the world's most aesthetically pl
Begin forwarded message:
I said:
> BTW - Oracle & other commercial vendors handle these contingencies by
> buying insurance policies.
I think I should probably correct the above statement. I think Oracle
specifically has a large enough revenue stream that they have no need to
purchase an insu
I have an slightly different perspective on this. I hope it will be a bit useful
Background:
I'm a senior developer for a consulting firm. I too have experience with DB/2, Oracle, Sybase, Adabase, and M$ SQL.
In the last few years of work I've been moving from the technical side of things to be bu
