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How Real Is The Open Source Database Fever?

Posted by timothy on from the something-to-sell-you dept.

J. Misael G. points out a NewsForge article on recent moves by some database vendors to loudly release (some of) their products as open source, asking the vital question "How much open source beer are these newcomers bringing to the database bash, or are they simply coming in and asking where the cups are?" (Slashdot and NewsForge are both part of OSTG.)

3 of 315 comments (clear)

  1. Re:It's called being a good editor by oexeo · · Score: 4, Funny

    > OK, I've determined a conflict of interest exists. Now what?

    Removing the stupid pyramid scheme from your sig would be a good start.

  2. After all this open source beer, please tell me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...where the open source urinal is.

  3. re: your sig - I can't resist by Planesdragon · · Score: 4, Funny

    All my foes are spelling or grammar Nazis.

    "nazi" should be lower-case, since you're using it as a generic noun and not a proper noun. (Spelling or grammar Nazis would be german-language, anyway.)