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penny for penny MySQL beats the hell out of micoshaft SQL server 4413
Michael B. Trausch Correct. The DBA is responsible for anything and everything that database related. The exception here would be supporting...
penny for penny MySQL beats the hell out of micoshaft SQL server 4414
on Sat May 13 2006 16:40: Yeppers. I know that where I used to work, the SA did full system backups, but the DBA did the DB backups -- of course, there...
penny for penny MySQL beats the hell out of micoshaft SQL server 4415
On Sat, 13 May 2006 11:25:11 -0700, tab Make up your mind. First you're whining that...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4416
On Sat, 13 May 2006 11:33:27 -0700, tab Actually, stores and retrieves data. Odd; I don't...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4417
May 13 2006 14:33: WTF? He was also comparing apples to oranges. However, the version that he was looking at was clearly...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4418
snips On Sat, 13 May 2006 14:56:03 -0400, Michael B. Trausch Perhaps somewhat; I was comparing what I have now as a freebie to what SQL Server offers as a freebie...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4419
May 14 2006 14:51: least in the same ballpark. But, still, as we've discussed many times in this thread...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4420
DFS ...SQL Server is much easier to set up and manage than PostgreSQL and MySQL but...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4421
snips On Sun, 14 May 2006 10:26:32 -0500, Linonut You know, I think this is, in the end, why so many Wintrolls are anti-Linux. They...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4422
Kelsey Bjarnason What is most funny, is that the way Linux works is the most intuitive way. People at home do not have a box of various swiss-army knives, they have various...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4423
Kelsey Bjarnason And attachments to make more recipes. Sort of like a Kitchenaid Mixer. It is a metaphor. In this example "cooking" is used to represent "using" a computer. It's actually a...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4424
No, it's not, and once again, you demonstrate your fundamental cluelessness. Konq does *very* few things. The part your puny little excuse for a mind...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4425
Kelsey Bjarnason yeah yeah plug-ins, toolchains, blah blah That's what other cola bozos have said in the past, about...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4426
snips On Tue, 23 May 2006 11:52:04 -0400, DFS Once again, your core dishonesty shows through. You were unpleasant womaning about others "defending...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4427
Well you are not quite smart enough to figure out that you are being poorly served, kelsey. You start with the premise that the program does little...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4428
snips On Tue, 23 May 2006 17:04:55 +0000, billwg Were that the case, you might have a point. No, I start with the premise that it, like most really solid apps, does a very small...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4429
Well that kind of thinking is what keeps linux in the box and off the street, kelsey. Sure it's a framework, but most consumers aren't interested in how to...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4430
snips On Thu, 25 May 2006 12:52:18 +0000, billwg They want an image gallery builder, they install an image gallery app. Gods, what a difficult concept. And the fact that the app...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4431
Well, OK, you say that "Konq" is a lousy browser by itself. I agree. It can't do very much by itself. I would rather use Firefox since it seems to...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4432
snips On Fri, 26 May 2006 20:29:10 +0000, billwg Where did I say that? I said that by itself it is just a browser and framework. As...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4433
And that's why there are distributions. It's amazing you can be *that* disingenous. You ignore the possibility...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4434
Nothing better to do, so I may as well play with the trolls. :o) On Thu, 25 May 2006 12:52:18 +0000, billwg Oh, wow. Some improvement. I...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4435
On Thu, 25 May 2006 23:39:59 +0000, billwg Perhaps, but I really don't care because I'm not one of those gotta-save-the-world-from-Microsoft types. AFAIC Linux is for those of us who...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4436
snips On Thu, 25 May 2006 23:39:59 +0000, billwg You know, in a lot of cases, that is *exactly* the case. One person I know, for example, happens to work at an office...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4437
Fri, May 26 2006 00:00: snip The problem with this, though, is the fact that people don't learn computers. They memorize how to use the software that they have and use, which isn't...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4438
Dude, that totally rocks. I've always been a fan of spiders but had not heard of this particular one. Very cool! Arstechnica.com...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4439
On Fri, 26 May 2006 14:16:38 +0000, thad01 Parasites with parasites? You mean, like a lawyers with tapeworms? Poor little tapeworm...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4440
On Fri, 26 May 2006 18:27:14 +0000, billwg No, it's because of the tremendous amount of FUD going around, the misperceptions...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4441
Silly! MS has had 20 years of compebreastion and has managed to get to the top. In spades. All of the competing systems have the ability to read MS Office...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4442
snips On Wed, 31 May 2006 00:34:38 +0000, billwg Really? From whom? Originally it was DOS, and they took very great strides to lock out compebreastion in that arena. Then Windows, and same deal...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4443
Kelsey Bjarnason How so? I ran DR-DOS exclusively for a good while, back in the late 80's. I ran Lotus 1-2-3 on...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4444
snips On Wed, 31 May 2006 19:03:25 -0400, DFS Sure. And several new versions of MS-DOS...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4445
Kelsey Bjarnason What do you mean "Sure"? You just said MS' motto was "DOS isn't done until Lotus won't run!" But I ran Lotus 1-2-3 (and Borland Quattro) on top of MS...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4446
snips On Sat, 03 Jun 2006 23:29:55 -0400, DFS It was. Not using the same version of Lotus and upgrading DOS, you weren't. You had the...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4447
snips On Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:43:19 +0000, billwg You know, I'll toss you a bone. Is this one legit? Maybe...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4448
Well, everyone needs an excuse for failure, kelsey, and MS compebreastors are no different. It is a cute notion, but illogical. Can you document a...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4449
Certainly computer program compatibility is different from automobile purchases, jedidiah, but that's not what is important. There are a number of technologies available to anyone who wants to look. There are mainframe systems that are...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4450
deletia deletia It doesn't matter what's "available". The critical issue (which you continue to gloss over) is how easy is it for them to switch. Can...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4451
Well, it is not an issue of how hard it is to switch, jedidiah. If it were, then linux would be much more popular than it is. The issue for linux is...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4452
You are a dumbo, rick! If it is hard to switch, it is because linux is difficult to use! Such as it is, yes. The problems aren't nearly bad enough...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4453
I don't think that is the case at all. My observation has been that unix sysadmins are usually part...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4454
Not at all, kelsey! But you are as stupid as the day is long, IMO, based on your lack of fairness. There is nothing mysterious about Microsoft's considering making Windows work only with Microsoft's...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4455
snips On Sat, 03 Jun 2006 20:44:51 +0000, billwg The courts have *repeatedly* said that this is not the case. It is, however, entirely fair to say that if Windows...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4456
wrote on Mon, 29 May 2006 01:57:06 +0000 (UTC) One can, of course *try*. The results of RHAT and NOVL show some revenue from Linux, of course, but the general concept...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4457
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, JEDIDIAH wrote on Thu, 25 May 2006 13:06:21 -0500 And, for completeness, one can...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4458
Okay, people, let's trace this back for a moment. 1. Kelsey points out that Linux software takes a more componentized, 'framework' approach than platforms like Windows, and...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4459
Not so exactly related, ray. Kelsey goes into a sophmoric trance and provides a pedantic lecture on "framework" as if it were...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4460
Yeah, yeah, whatever. The record's actually there for anyone to see. Your characterization is... um... suspect. Does anyone else note that he doesn't even *try* to counter what...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4461
All that shows up there are the facts that Windows is still increasing market share and unix is losing market share to linux. What I am looking for is an analysis that tells what effect...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4462
I dunno. Sometimes, with billwg, I get the sense that there might be hope for him. I mean, trolling is such a worthless activity, it's hard to imagine someone...
SQL Server beats the hell out of MySQL 4463
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, chrisv wrote on Wed, 24 May 2006 09:38:45 -0500 It gets complicated, though, when one notes that Linux is almost all 3rd-party software lovingly gathered by the distros shipping their discs...
Linux Developments in India 4465
You are way to geek to understand ease of use, smooth design, and other stuff. You...
Linux Developments in India 4466
May 13 2006 14:46: My girlfriends both use Linux. One of them never touches the command line, as she doesn't have any...
Linux Developments in India 4467
Michael B. Trausch on Sunday 14 May 2006 00:59 Michael, Thanks for snipping out Tab's earlier pearls of wisdom (or droppings thereof). I'll just have a quick stab...
Linux Developments in India 4468
2006 23:48: Yeah, I didn't have the desire to go through everything, just because most of it seemed rather moot to...
Linux Developments in India 4468 plus 1
On Sat, 13 May 2006 11:46:39 -0700, tab Yes, let's do. I'm not a developer, so I wouldn't know anything about that. Actually, yes I do. The issues...
Linux Developments in India 4470
15 2006 06:57: The way that they use the terminology "mount" and "filesystem" there is in a rather loose fashion. libferris is essentially an abstraction...
Linux Developments in India 4471
NoNamer on Sunday 14 May 2006 06:00 Why? It is less secure, less stable and offers nothing better in terms of productivity. It is a well-established fallacy as Linux has user...
Linux Developments in India 4472
2006 01:43: OpenOffice.org, IMO, performs just as well from a usability standpoint as Microsoft Office does. From a point of dollar value, I would say that it's better. Of course, people also have...
You can use junk ... or you can be productive. 4473
On Fri, 12 May 2006 18:09:40 -0700, tab Lower than Windows, for equivalent functionality. Not compared to Windows. So does Windows, at least if you want to do anything beyond "click and...
You can use junk ... or you can be productive. 4474
What do you mean? You could tweak Windows too; they have TweakUI, dont they? OSX can be tweaked too. If you know the OS very well, you could do...
You can use junk ... or you can be productive. 4475
On Fri, 12 May 2006 18:09:40 -0700, tab Wrong. What you mean is Linux is highly TWEAKABLE. This means you don't have to tweak it to make it...
You can use junk ... or you can be productive. 4476
snips On Sat, 13 May 2006 11:19:35 -0700, tab Umm... considering that it can be had for free, this is pretty much...
You can use junk ... or you can be productive. 4477
Or because Winders gurus proselytize its use: Automatically defrag drives with a new context menu item! Contributed by...
You can use junk ... or you can be productive. 4478
snips On Tue, 16 May 2006 01:24:56 +0000, Rick Ignorance is simply a lack of information; DFS, however, is too stupid to cope with such a concept. :) File system, not operating system - again, demonstrating his...
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