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Is Microsoft as Free as Open Source?
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| Lastly, I find that Linux/Unix is more appropriate for servers
| than Windows, and once you know how to manage Linux, it is hard
| to go back to the Windows way of doing things. However, most
| people do not like change, even though we say we do, so our
| arguments will always be tainted by our own experience.
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http://www.bitsandbuzz.com/article/is-microsoft-as-free-as-open-source/
Oracle renews push into embedded open source software market
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| Oracle redoubled its efforts in the $2 billion embeddable
| database market on Monday updating two members of its open -
| source Berkeley DB family to include support for Windows
| programming environments. It's a move Oracle believes could
| benefit both developers and IT shops.
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| Other new features in Berkeley DB 4.8 include refurbished APIs
| designed to simplify application development that reduce time
| and cost, and better flexibility for addressing applications
| scalability and on-disk storage requirements. Ease of use
| improvements include support for foreign keys to help guarantee
| referential integrity and improved failure handling for multi-
| threaded applications.
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http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137376/Open_source_software_may_unify_the_medical_records_realm
Recent:
Oracle finally updates flagship database
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| The new database will initially support Linux. Support for "all major Unix
| platforms" is coming later this year, with Windows to be added at an undisclosed
| future date, Townsend said.
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http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/342730/Oracle_Finally_Updates_Its_Flagship_Database?taxonomyId=9
Related:
Oracle 11g: First on Linux
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| The newest database will ship in August, but Oracle offers no details on
| Windows or other versions.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,134381-c,databases/article.html
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