[Info-vax] [From VSI website] VSI Announces a Strategic Partnership with Sector 7

[Dave Froble]

On 1/28/2021 11:00 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 1/28/2021 10:44 AM, Richard Murphy wrote:
>>> I know that, but the text said:
>>>
>>> "Postgres or Oracle databases hosted on VMS or Linux servers"
>>
>> ^ That's badly worded!  The option for Postgres is only for Linux.
>>
>> i.e. The options are:
>> - Rdb, migrate database to Postgres on Linux
>>     - Application can stay on VMS using the VSI Postgres Client
>> (fastest solution)
>>     - or Application can migrate to Linux (obviously takes longer).
>>
>> - Rdb, migrate database to Oracle Classic hosted on Linux or VMS
>>     - but Oracle Classic for VMS is going away, no one would do this now
>>
>> - Oracle Classic, migrate database to Postgres on Linux
>>     - Application can stay on VMS using the VSI Postgres Client
>> (fastest solution)
>>     - or Application can migrate to Linux (obviously takes longer).
>>
>> There is not a version of Postgres database server for OpenVMS and I
>> believe there cannot ever be due to some Postgres internals complexities.
>>
>> Hope this clarifies.
>>
>> Those actively migrating to Postgres are clearly skeptical about a
>> committed port of Rdb for x86.
>
> So the real message are:
>
> Oracle DB (Oracle Classic) users should migrate to PostgreSQL/Linux.
>
> Rdb users that do not have faith in the x86-64 port should migrate to
> PostgreSQL/Linux.
>
> The first sort of make sense. They need to change database due
> to Oracle's decision to ditch Oracle DB on VMS. PostgreSQL is
> quite popular and more Oracle compatible than f.ex. MySQL.
>
> But the second worries me a bit. Why would people not have
> faith in the Rdb x86-64 port? Does somebody know something
> we don't know??

Donald Trump knew many things that others did not, and therefore they 
believed him.

Now, what was that quote attributed to P.T. Barnum?

I do believe that the Rdb people have mentioned running on x86.  Got to 
wonder why some don't believe them.  Got to be better then believing Trump.


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