[Info-vax] Other than Oracle, What MySQL/DBMS options are there for OpenVms?

[Dave Froble]

On 3/26/2019 8:41 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 3/26/19 7:45 AM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
>>
>>
>> And you must also look at the features that Rdb has that are not
>> available in other database (available on or as a client from VMS).
>> Such as the high stability and availabilty, the ease of use, the
>> high integration with VMS and VMS compilers.
>
> Others are also have high stability and availability.  Can't imagine
> where you see Rdb as being better at this.  It is , at best, equal
> to the others.

Do you have facts to support your assertion?  Perhaps many are just 
stumbling by.

> Ease of Use is yet another subjective comparison.  As someone with
> no experience with Rdb I wold certainty not find it easy to use and
> would have to do everything with an open book next to me at all times.

Even with the fine manuals, some tools are basically easier to use, when 
understanding of use is the same for both tools.

> The only one of your examples that stands a chance of being true
> is "high integration with VMS and VMS compilers".  And the truth
> or value of that may be subjective as well.

I guess that goes back to the question of VMS being a better OS.

>>> If you say that >90% of users do not need those
>>> features, then I will say that you are probably right.
>>>
>>
>> That is probably so, yes.
>
> Yeah, that's another of the red herrings we get here all the time.
> Anything better that anyone other system does is probably not needed
> anyway.

Until it is needed.  Then again, how can someone benefit from something 
they are unaware of?

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