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Re: Informix vs. Oracle

Posted in 2003

Summary

Banter in an Informix vs. Oracle thread between Neil Truby, Obnoxio The Clown and Mark Townsend, joking about recognising elegance and Picasso paintings. No technical content.

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Neil Truby — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

"Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:bjnk61$l6ka6$1@ID-64669.news.uni-berlin.de... > ky wrote: > > Besides, both products have generally got ways of addressing most problems. > I personally believe that IDS is more elegant ... And you'd recognise elegance if it bit you in the arse, wouldn't you?

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Obnoxio The Clown — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Neil Truby wrote: > "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:bjnk61$l6ka6$1@ID-64669.news.uni-berlin.de... >> ky wrote: >> >> Besides, both products have generally got ways of addressing most > problems. >> I personally believe that IDS is more elegant ... > > And you'd recognise elegance if it bit you in the arse, wouldn't you? Of course. I can recognise a Picasso without being able to paint.

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Mark Townsend — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

> Of course. I can recognise a Picasso without being able to paint. Maybe. But how would you know it was the right way up ?

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Obnoxio The Clown — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Mark Townsend wrote: >> Of course. I can recognise a Picasso without being able to paint. > > Maybe. But how would you know it was the right way up ? There's a difference?

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