__/ [ yttrx ] on Tuesday 19 September 2006 13:33 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> __/ [ yttrx ] on Tuesday 19 September 2006 12:36 \__
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Open-source integration
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | Unisys Corp. of Blue Bell, Pa., has signed a partnership with MySQL AB
>>>> | of Sweden to incorporate the open-source MySQL database into the
>>>> | integrator's own offerings and to offer MySQL support and consulting
>>>> | services.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://www.gcn.com/print/25_28/41991-1.html
>>>
>>> Two points.
>>>
>>> 1. MySQL is a steaming pile of utterly useless shit.
>>
>>
>> Ever considered manageing a 100KB database? The issue of growth and scale
>> set aside? Affordability is what enables the Web to grow so quickly and
>> pose such a low entry barrier (whether that's a good or a bad thing).
>> *smile*
>>
>
> Hahaha...
>
> I only have two problems with MySQL, and they're both major:
>
> 1. it does not queue insert loads correctly (inconsisently long waits, very
> bad)
>
> 2. there's no way to take a hot dump of a running database. That means any
> time you back up a MySQL DB, there's table locking. Again, very bad.
>
> If MySQL means to compete with the likes of DB2, Oracle and Sybase, they
> need to fix these two major, massive points.
>
> Then they need to fix things like horrid scalability.
Interesting. You mentioned this before in a different context. I don't have
much experience with a variety of different databases (of different size). I
guess it shows, yet again, that COLA is a good place to learn, rather than
argue, call names, or pose (ask the trolls why they hang around here
anyway).
>>> 2. Unisys is still around?
>>
>>
>> Yes and Unisys also says that Open Source will have the same impact that
>> the Internet has had on technology. Unisys is embracing Open Source. And
>> it's not always an indication of demise or an early death knell. Sun's
>> server sales surges in the last quarter. And a lost of products are being
>> open-sourced, including hardware designs. Lastly, Ubuntu has formed a
>> special relationship with Sun and I suspect it now runs on some of their
>> servers. OpenSalaris aside... IBM claimed it is a fake gesture.
>>
>
> It does indeed run on some of their servers, but that's no fault of their
> own. Linux was ported to Sparc architecture ages ago, and besides that,
> Sun is flooding the market with X86 boxen these days.
I am slowly learning more and more about Sun. I saw the following today:
http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1954636451;fp;2;fpid;3
Sun ahead in server market
Bear in mind that Yager is a bit of a Linux slagger, based on previous
writeups (articles, columns).
http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=443578409&rid=-50
Sun's chief customer advocate to quit
The blog of Schwartz has been getting him some media attention recently. It's
rather unprecedented for a CEO at his level to jump past the 'PR layer' and
speak directly to the world.
Best wishes,
Roy
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