Re: Movie "TITANIC" - Which database used to make it?
Posted in 1998
In article <slrn6e34d8.2bt.oracle@tchp2.tcamuk.stratus.com>, Neil Chandler <oracle@tchp2.tcamuk.stratus.com> wrote: >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 > > > Now postgres and the Titanic are inextricably linked in my mind. Linux managed to speed away, though. -- These opinions are my own and not necessarily those of Information Quest jgarry@eiq.com http://www.informationquest.com http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/joel_garry "See your DBA?" I AM the @#%*& DBA!