Author: James Swafford
Date: 10:47:34 02/17/01
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On February 17, 2001 at 13:26:33, Eugene Nalimov wrote: >On February 16, 2001 at 20:37:15, James Swafford wrote: > >>[...] > >>MySQL is free, and unless you're running a site like Internet >>Movie DB or amazon, it does just fine. > >Wrong. MySQL lacks the transactions, thus it's in the class of MS Access or >FoxPro, but not SQL Server or "real" (not personal) Oracle. That means that you >cannot use it for the "real" tasks. Wrong what? I said "unless you're running a site like...it does just fine." I use it to track user accounts on a Unix web server. It does just fine. And it doesn't cost the ridiculous amount of money Oracle or SQL server does. > >>I think Dr. Hyatt is a classis example of somebody doing cutting >>edge work and publishing it OSS - for free. You just ain't gonna >>make money selling computer chess programs to the linux community. >>I suppose you could make a few bucks doing a port, but I wouldn't >>count on paying the rent with it. > >Crafty is not the "open source" software in the GNU or Linux sense. > I think you're looking for an argument. Crafty is cutting edge. Crafty is free. Crafty's source is open to the public. Argue semantics all you like... to me that qualifies as "open source." -- James >Eugene
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