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Open Source Database Underdogs
implex writes "Interactive Week had an article called "Data Underdogs" which they compare offerings of present Open Source Databases with present commercial offerings. In one part they mention ...On the other hand, MySQL developers now have a much-needed transaction management system: NuSphere last month made its Gemini transaction manager for MySQL available as open source code on mySQL.org, a site that the company recently launched. Complicating matters, though, is NuSphere's blood feud with MySQL AB, a Swedish company that runs a competing open source development site for MySQL code at www.mysql.com. No mention of the fact that MySQL AB actually created the product was interesting."
You are evil. OSS can accomplish anything ... well, web browsers are hard! ... I'm sure a database is easy though!
My question is, why is this? Is it a result of the DBMS itself? Is it a result of different training and methodologies? Is it a result of the developers being even more eccentric than program developers? It just seems like most often there is a much simpler way of getting the same result.
The answer is that our database applications are more complicated because they actually do something useful.
It's the RMC (Right Mouse Click) crowd. With MSSQL came RMC - backup, RMC - add data file, RMC - almost anything.
Anyone can become a DBA, just like anyone with IIS can become a webmaster.. *cough*