[opencms-dev] Database Feedback?

[Yves Glodt]

Licensing cost is one thing, the fact that Oracle makes Java developers
around the world feel bad, is another. Sadly. Well, enough OT... :-)

In my case I can say that mysql works very well. Postgresql is probably an
equally good choice. I run some installations on Firebird with the
JPA-driver and they generally work well as well.

On 29 October 2010 22:52, Achim Westermann <achim.westermann at gmx.de> wrote:

> Answer is:
> Managers, Powerpoint, fear of doing something uncommon (in the
> management context), sharing and supporting the addiction to the good
> feeling to get your ass licked by salesmen within the group that decide
> what product to use and being save by saying: "Man this is
> (Oracle|IMB|...) the decision cannot be wrong or would you be brave
> enough to blame the leaders?". At least Oracle understood that they had
> to buy Sun/mysql. Just in case someone noticed the portfolio of that
> company would be better than comparable oracle products. That's business
> alright.
> ;-)
> Achim
>
> P.S.: Innovations with all their risks are invented down there. The
> small companies that are brave to try out non-mainstream technology and
> prove success get bought. That's not only true for software, music is an
> example too.
>
>
> On 10/29/2010 09:59 PM, Andreas Kuckartz wrote:
> > I am using PostgreSQL in several OpenCms installations since several
> > years and never had any real problem with it.
> >
> > I wonder why companies are still giving Oracle money for databases.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Andreas
> > ---
> >
> > Am 29.10.2010 17:12, schrieb Tony Thul:
> >> We are currently looking at using OpenCMS. Our standard is Oracle, but
> >> the licensing costs are a concern. Does anyone have some feedback on
> >> using MySQL?
> >
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