Re: An Oracle question

Posted in 2000

Mark D. Stock — Tue, 02 May 2000 22:06:25 +0100 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Nikita wrote: > > Yes, and I'm really sorry about that...and I won't do it again :-( > I am fortunate enough to have good job opportunities as an Oracle DBA where > I am, but also realize that could change really fast...it's why I try to at > least understand how "the others" work but focus on thoroughly knowing > what's in demand for now. > > I understand in some ways where you guys are coming from. > Larry is one mean SOB, and has a real "nice" reputation ... hehehe. He does? When did he get that? > Of course one doesn't always make it > in this business by having a great product either (which I do believe Oracle > has a really good product, compared to most of what's out there) Oh don't worry about Oracle, I'm sure they'll make it. ;-) > On his behalf tho, at least Larry didn't "steal" a product like MicroSoft > did with SQL Server. (uh, Sybase) Larry? Is he the one that steals staff instead? :-) Cheers, -- Mark. +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ | Mark D. Stock mailto:mdstock@mydas.freeserve.co.uk |//////// /| | http://www.informix.com http://www.informixhandbook.com |///// / //| | http://www.iiug.org +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| | |What year 2000 bug? year 2000 bug? |/// / ////| | |year 2000 bug? year 2000 bug? year |// / /////| | |2000 bug? year 2000 bug? year 1900 |/ ////////| +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+

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Nikita — Tue, 02 May 2000 14:45:50 -0700 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

"Mark D. Stock" wrote: > Nikita wrote: > > > > Yes, and I'm really sorry about that...and I won't do it again :-( > > I am fortunate enough to have good job opportunities as an Oracle DBA where > > I am, but also realize that could change really fast...it's why I try to at > > least understand how "the others" work but focus on thoroughly knowing > > what's in demand for now. > > > > I understand in some ways where you guys are coming from. > > Larry is one mean SOB, and has a real "nice" reputation ... hehehe. > > He does? When did he get that? hehehehe...he even wants to land his jet when he shouldn't ;-) > > > > Of course one doesn't always make it > > in this business by having a great product either (which I do believe Oracle > > has a really good product, compared to most of what's out there) > > Oh don't worry about Oracle, I'm sure they'll make it. ;-) Probably....just as I am sure Informix will get it's act together ;-))) (and I am not saying they have a crappy product, I don't know that for sure) > > > > On his behalf tho, at least Larry didn't "steal" a product like MicroSoft > > did with SQL Server. (uh, Sybase) > > Larry? Is he the one that steals staff instead? :-) That's the name of the game in the Silicon Valley, unfortunate, but a fact. > > > Cheers, > -- > Mark. > > +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ > | Mark D. Stock mailto:mdstock@mydas.freeserve.co.uk |//////// /| > | http://www.informix.com http://www.informixhandbook.com |///// / //| > | http://www.iiug.org +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| > | |What year 2000 bug? year 2000 bug? |/// / ////| > | |year 2000 bug? year 2000 bug? year |// / /////| > | |2000 bug? year 2000 bug? year 1900 |/ ////////| > +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+

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David Williams — Tue, 2 May 2000 23:04:06 +0100 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <8eni9l$4r2$1@news.xmission.com>, Mark D. Stock <mdstock@myda s.freeserve.co.uk> writes > >Nikita wrote: >> >> Yes, and I'm really sorry about that...and I won't do it again :-( >> I am fortunate enough to have good job opportunities as an Oracle DBA where >> I am, but also realize that could change really fast...it's why I try to at >> least understand how "the others" work but focus on thoroughly knowing >> what's in demand for now. >> >> I understand in some ways where you guys are coming from. >> Larry is one mean SOB, and has a real "nice" reputation ... hehehe. > >He does? When did he get that? > >> Of course one doesn't always make it >> in this business by having a great product either (which I do believe Oracle >> has a really good product, compared to most of what's out there) > >Oh don't worry about Oracle, I'm sure they'll make it. ;-) > >> On his behalf tho, at least Larry didn't "steal" a product like MicroSoft >> did with SQL Server. (uh, Sybase) > >Larry? Is he the one that steals staff instead? :-) > >Cheers, I heard that Oracle once used quotes from here on their billboard advertising WITHOUT the authors permission ... Since then I've hated them.. ..from the author of the Informix FAQ at www.smooth1.demon.co.uk. -- David Williams

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DNP — Thu, 04 May 2000 01:08:02 +0100 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Well there's a really good way of picking your database vendors. Pick the one who is most polite!! What a joke. How exactly are the polite and unassuming RDBMS vendors going to attract huge sales to generate good revenue to pay good programmers to build fabulous products to sell to people to administer more complicated systems etc. etc. etc. Maybe this is Informix's problem. Nice guys don't finish first DNP ===================================================================== > > I heard that Oracle once used quotes from here on their billboard > advertising WITHOUT the authors permission ... Since then I've hated > them.. > > ..from the author of the Informix FAQ at www.smooth1.demon.co.uk. > > -- > David Williams