On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 18:09:16 -0800 JACK BOWLING <jbinpg@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Richard Welty <rwelty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > the real question is "what's free about this?". with
> > PostgreSQL, you have the "free means free" ideal of
> > BSD licensing, you can do whatever you want with a
> > copy of PostgreSQL.
> And don't forget the increasing excellent Firebird
> with its long pedigree.
yes, Firebird is a nice database. it has some advantages over
PostgreSQL, and PostgreSQL some advantages over Firebird.
the choice between them is far from a no-brainer.
anyone contemplating a serious database project owes it to
themselves to look at both very carefully.
richard
--
Richard Welty rwelty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Averill Park Networking 518-573-7592
Java, PHP, PostgreSQL, Unix, Linux, IP Network Engineering, Security
