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Embedded SQL Databases?

Posted by Cliff on from the small-fast-and-reliable dept.

kumquat asks: "We are creating a desktop version of a java web application that currently uses MySQL. What small footprint SQL databases would you recommend embedding into applications? I'm looking for: zero maintenance, small footprint, runs in multiple platforms (Windows, Unix, Linux). Low cost or free would be a bonus. Freshmeat turned up a couple of possibilities: hysqldb and Mckoi SQL."

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  1. Heh... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    ...the irony of asking a database question on slashdot, a site whose database is so faulty that it can't go a day without falling to bits...