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Re: Stability of Informix

Posted in 2000

Topics: Installation, Setup & Upgrades, Migration, Import/Export & Data Conversion

Obnoxio The Clown — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

From: "Craig Carpenter" <CrCarpenter@harland.net> > >What is the general consensus of the Informix engine. It seems that as we >move forward with updated releases that new and sometime rather stupid bugs >showup.... You're new to this software game, aren't you? :) >We are currently running 7.30-UC10, and it solved some problems with UC5, >but now we have new problems with HPL for unload, dbschema, etc. > >Are others seeing the same types of issues when they upgrade ???? Call me a cynic, but I've seen this on every major piece of software I've ever used. Operating systems, databases, compilers, interpreters, mail software, browsers, everything. In short, yes I have, but I do in every piece of software I use. In general, I'd say Informix is no worse than any other DB vendor, often better. But at least the functionality they offer is good enough to make me live with the warts. (Mine and theirs! :) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

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mars1972@my-deja.com — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

"Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote: > > From: "Craig Carpenter" <CrCarpenter@harland.net> > > > >What is the general consensus of the Informix engine. It seems that as we > >move forward with updated releases that new and sometime rather stupid bugs > >showup.... > > You're new to this software game, aren't you? :) > > >We are currently running 7.30-UC10, and it solved some problems with UC5, > >but now we have new problems with HPL for unload, dbschema, etc. > > > >Are others seeing the same types of issues when they upgrade ???? > > Call me a cynic, but I've seen this on every major piece of software I've > ever used. Operating systems, databases, compilers, interpreters, mail > software, browsers, everything. In short, yes I have, but I do in every > piece of software I use. > > In general, I'd say Informix is no worse than any other DB vendor, often > better. But at least the functionality they offer is good enough to make me > live with the warts. (Mine and theirs! :) In addition, I'd like to say that when you DO find a bug, Informix is much better at actually CARING about it and fixing it than some other major RDBMS makers that happen to have a lot of government contracts and currently hold market share... -- # unrm / ksh: unrm: not found # man cpio Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.