Radoslav Dejanoviæ
08/10/05, 01:45
On Thursday 06 October 2005 20:22, Rainer Duffner wrote:
> It's really a shame - but they'll only wake up when it's too late and
> MSFT, PostgreSQL and MySQL have eaten their lunch.
>
> Note: I don't care if it's Larry's personal money or Oracle's money -
> for me, this is a purely fiscal separation. In the end, the money has
> one source: Oracle.
<flame shield on>
I don't think MySQL could eat much of the Oracle cake, anyway. :)
<flame shield off>
Seriously, keep in mind that Oracle has a lot of resources, thus much=20
potential to change the course regardless of the wind direction (pun=20
intended), and they're surely not going to capsize any time soon (yeah,=20
another intended). Oracle is ahead of competition (look, another pun!) in=20
some areas; PostgreSQL has to do a lot more to prevail.
=20
However, failing in a security area is like having a hole below the=20
watermark and not caring about it because "it's small, and our boat is=20
huge". Eventually, you get full of... hmm.. water. =20
And, wasn't Oracle that company that touted their seriousness about=20
security some time ago? ;)
=2D-=20
Radoslav Dejanovi=E6
Operacijski sustavi d.o.o.
http://www.opsus.hr
> It's really a shame - but they'll only wake up when it's too late and
> MSFT, PostgreSQL and MySQL have eaten their lunch.
>
> Note: I don't care if it's Larry's personal money or Oracle's money -
> for me, this is a purely fiscal separation. In the end, the money has
> one source: Oracle.
<flame shield on>
I don't think MySQL could eat much of the Oracle cake, anyway. :)
<flame shield off>
Seriously, keep in mind that Oracle has a lot of resources, thus much=20
potential to change the course regardless of the wind direction (pun=20
intended), and they're surely not going to capsize any time soon (yeah,=20
another intended). Oracle is ahead of competition (look, another pun!) in=20
some areas; PostgreSQL has to do a lot more to prevail.
=20
However, failing in a security area is like having a hole below the=20
watermark and not caring about it because "it's small, and our boat is=20
huge". Eventually, you get full of... hmm.. water. =20
And, wasn't Oracle that company that touted their seriousness about=20
security some time ago? ;)
=2D-=20
Radoslav Dejanovi=E6
Operacijski sustavi d.o.o.
http://www.opsus.hr