From ilug-admin@linux.ie Mon Oct 7 12:06:28 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: zzzz@localhost.spamassassin.taint.org Received: from localhost (jalapeno [127.0.0.1]) by spamassassin.taint.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B662216F6B for ; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 12:04:48 +0100 (IST) Received: from jalapeno [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for zzzz@localhost (single-drop); Mon, 07 Oct 2002 12:04:48 +0100 (IST) Received: from lugh.tuatha.org (postfix@lugh.tuatha.org [194.125.145.45]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g978PQK24187 for ; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 09:25:26 +0100 Received: from lugh.tuatha.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lugh.tuatha.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF86F341D0; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 09:26:09 +0100 (IST) Delivered-To: linux.ie-ilug@localhost Received: from smtpstore.strencom.net (ns1.strencom.net [217.75.0.66]) by lugh.tuatha.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C80C340D5 for ; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 09:25:04 +0100 (IST) Received: from enterprise.wasptech.com (mail.wasptech.com [217.75.2.106]) by smtpstore.strencom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8011CEF2D for ; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 08:35:44 +0000 (AZOST) Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Subject: RE: [ILUG] Drop in replacement for Ingres Database? X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.5762.3 Message-Id: <45130FBE2F203649A4BABDB848A9C9D0032D4D@enterprise.wasptech.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-Tnef-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [ILUG] Drop in replacement for Ingres Database? Thread-Index: AcJr4AXtAf+q9LoESn2UoGgwDFTbZQB+OAjQ From: "Fergal Moran" To: "ILUG" Sender: ilug-admin@linux.ie Errors-To: ilug-admin@linux.ie X-Beenthere: ilug@linux.ie X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Irish Linux Users' Group List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Original-Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 09:18:21 +0100 Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 09:18:21 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by dogma.slashnull.org id g978PQK24187 > From: Paul Linehan [mailto:plinehan@yahoo.com] > > There are two open alternatives that I can think of > that don't appear to have been mentioned > elsewhere in this thread. > > > One is Firebird (this is my personal favourite). > It is http://FirebirdSQL.org and you can > purchase support contracts here > www.ibphoenix.com. Indeedy - I had never even heard of firebird until we started a new job last week with a client who uses it. So we popped it onto a box downstairs and wow - it is fast. Comes with some lovely client tools also. Supports all the db goodies, transactions, stored procedures, triggers. > It's really amazing to think how much they've got > out of a db that is only 4 MB in size - that's 10 > times smaller than the Oracle *_client_*. > > > Having said all of the above, Oracle is really > a super product, but ya pays ya money... > IBM's db2 is another cheaper alternative to Oracle. Free single developer license downloadable from their website. Fergal. -- Irish Linux Users' Group: ilug@linux.ie http://www.linux.ie/mailman/listinfo/ilug for (un)subscription information. List maintainer: listmaster@linux.ie