[plug] SQL Servers

[John Summerfield]

> I'm looking for SQL database servers that run under Linux.  I know that
> there is always freebie options like PostgreSQL and MySQL however from what
> I have heard these packages won't cope with running a medium sized
> organisation such as a school.  At the same time we can't afford the $20K
> plus for something like Oracle.  Something for up to a few thousand is OK
> though.  What ever solution we get needs to be pretty much fully compatiable
> with the SQL standard.
> 
> Since I _really_ don't want to build an NT box with MS SQL Server to run the
> database we are looking at purchasing I would appreciate hearing of what
> Linux options are floating around.

Those I can think of quickly:
Oracle
Db2
Informix
Adabas (check Caldera distros; used to come with one).
Sybase
msql

Visit the mysql home page; there used to be a comparison there; shows 
mysql outperforming everything else, of course.

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John Summerfield
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