[Info-vax] "Optional" extras (Re: Anyone interested in another public access system)

[Arne Vajhøj]

Richard Maher wrote:
> "Arne Vajhøj" <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote in message
>> You pick the table type you need:
>>
>> transactions => InnoDB
>> write the stuff to disk as fast as possible => MyISAM
>> don't even bother writing them to disk => MEMORY
> 
> Transactions? Referential Integrity? I mean how esoteric can you get! Must
> be a throw-back to some Legacy, Mainframe days.

Not everybody wants them.

It is a choice.

> PS. If Oracle bought InnoDB then I'm guessing they sell something; is InnoDB
> not a free RDMS?

It is free.

But you can buy support, extra tools etc..

Arne