Re: Movie "TITANIC" - Which database used to make it?
Posted in 1998
Neil Chandler wrote in message ... >In article <34E07F6A.7AD1@hotmail.com>, al dev wrote: >>Movie "TITANIC" which won 14 OSCAR awards, GLOBE award and the best >>movie >>of the year (which already made $300 million US dollars in box office) >>is >> made with Linux and PostgreSQL!! >>The entire animation and computer graphics was done >>on Linux Digital Alpha box and PostgreSQL was used to store the data!! >>When you see the movie "TITANIC" you are actually seeing the "LIVE DEMO" >>of Linux and PostgreSQL!! Also Linux won the "Network Operating system >>of the >>year 1997" as per InfoWorld January 97 issue. The message is - for all >> your database needs use PostgreSQL. > >No. This is 'large' database forum, generally used for holding corporate >data. >Linus and PostgreSQL may be OK for a graphics company but I would not >allow it to hold a corporate data warehouse, matey. >Choose a good database. Choose life. >I am not getting pulled into another 'but linux is free' debate - it's free >for a very good reason... > >Neil Chandler >Oracle DBA > > OK Neil, If Oracle was available on Linux for a reasonable price, would you be interested in it? Yes I know about ibcs and where the page is for shoehorning Oracle on Linux, I'm talking about a legitimate port. And just what is the "very good reason" Linux is free? Thanks in advance, Tim Tim Schaefer tschaefe@mindspring.com http://www.inxutil.com ICQ:6358805 #include <bailing_wire_and_bandaids_for_oracle.h>