...if Oracle starts slipping on the Sun support, there's always Sybase.
You must be kidding. I am using Sybase at work and it is missing a lot features I would be happy to have. Heck, even postgresql in a some features outperforms Sybase, like for example cascade delete/update on foreign keys, dinamic sql in stored porcedures, triggers before and after update (Sybase - only after update, which kind a ivalidates point of foreign keys without cascade delete). I can define my own aggregate functions in PostgreSQL, not in Sybase. Not to mention that Sybase is pretty slow when you get a LOT of data. For now, overal you can say that Sybase is better then PostgreSQL, but gap between then shrinking fast.
there are people out there who want to "do the right thing" and pay for their music.
The Right Thing! I know what the right thing is for me. Downloading mp3 and trying music is not the most important thing in someones life and if I have to pay a 10 cents for it, then I just not gonna do it. And you know, I think there are quite a lot of people like me.
Your arguments are clear, you just forgot to reply to a post above. I put it below:
I think the difference is, that they're a private individual (corporation) going after another individual (corporation) and because the former (BSA) has more money than the latter (me), they can buy sufficient legal strength to potentially deprive me of my rights; the government could not use the tactics the BSA does without getting in big trouble.
> It's a different issue altogether. With China, we don't mind granting full trading rights.
Well, you see that is a main problem with US, i.e. playing double standards all over the world, while simple Americans are completely anaware (not like most of them want to be aware) of the problem. At least PBS does some job of rising awarness of the people, I wish they could do more.
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...if Oracle starts slipping on the Sun support, there's always Sybase.
You must be kidding. I am using Sybase at work and it is missing a lot features I would be happy to have. Heck, even postgresql in a some features outperforms Sybase, like for example cascade delete/update on foreign keys, dinamic sql in stored porcedures, triggers before and after update (Sybase - only after update, which kind a ivalidates point of foreign keys without cascade delete). I can define my own aggregate functions in PostgreSQL, not in Sybase. Not to mention that Sybase is pretty slow when you get a LOT of data. For now, overal you can say that Sybase is better then PostgreSQL, but gap between then shrinking fast.
there are people out there who want to "do the right thing" and pay for their music.
The Right Thing! I know what the right thing is for me. Downloading mp3 and trying music is not the most important thing in someones life and if I have to pay a 10 cents for it, then I just not gonna do it. And you know, I think there are quite a lot of people like me.
Your arguments are clear, you just forgot to reply to a post above. I put it below:
I think the difference is, that they're a private individual (corporation) going after another individual (corporation) and because the former (BSA) has more money than the latter (me), they can buy sufficient legal strength to potentially deprive me of my rights; the government could not use the tactics the BSA does without getting in big trouble.
P.S. I really want to know your opinion.
i think the point is that truly well designed functionality has intrinsic aesthetic appeal.
I completely agree with you. Take a look at the airplains. Thier beauty is a side effect of well designed functionality.
But that's the same kind of mentality those paranoid dillusional types have when they think that the NSA is spying on them.
Well, well.
I have quad Athlon XP with Nvida in it, and I know NSA is after me.
> It's a different issue altogether. With China, we don't mind granting full trading rights.
Well, you see that is a main problem with US, i.e. playing double standards all over the world, while simple Americans are completely anaware (not like most of them want to be aware) of the problem.
At least PBS does some job of rising awarness of the people, I wish they could do more.