[Info-vax] Final Orace release on VMS.
Arne Vajhøj
arne at vajhoej.dk
Fri Nov 13 13:36:13 EST 2020
On 11/13/2020 7:51 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> 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.
PostgreSQL is a pretty nice database. But there are already
alternatives running on VMS.
1-2 years ago I asked some questions about Rdb capabilities
and as I remember Jan-Erik's answers then Rdb had everything
except the more "exotic" features.
Arne
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