[Info-vax] Final Orace release on VMS.
Bill Gunshannon
bill.gunshannon at gmail.com
Fri Nov 13 07:51:54 EST 2020
On 11/13/20 1:37 AM, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> In article <mailman.0.1605233421.21557.info-vax_rbnsn.com at rbnsn.com>,
> "Kerry Main \(C.O.V.\)" <kemain.nospam at gmail.com> writes:
>
>>>> VSI want to (and many hear agree with them) focus on servers.
>>>
>>> But even so, Oracle Classic seems to be a non-starter.
>
>> Rdb on OpenVMS X86-64 is great news.
>>
>> However, in future, my $.02 is that VSI is better to create a better and
>> more competitive platform for alternative App/DB solutions than to spend
>> significant resources chasing after Oracle Classic.
>
> I agree; I can't see Oracle Classic worth the time, effort, and money.
> Oracle Rdb, on the other hand, is essential.
>
Personally, I think there should be a strong move towards
PostgreSQL. A quick look at the Wiki Database Comparison
page shows it easily exceeds the capabilities of Oracle.
Sadly, Rdb is not included in the chart. it would be very
interesting to see just how it compares to other database
systems.
bill
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