From: "Greg D. Moore (Strider)" <mooregr_deleteth1s@...>
Date: 2004-05-13T12:03:52+09:00
Subject: Re: What so special about PostgreSQL and other RDBMS?


"Quirk" <quirk@syntac.net> wrote in message
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> Unfortunately you have created unneeded dependencies for them, the
> worst of which is not MS SQL, since it is fairly easy to get at data
> in MS SQL and archive it or export it in a usefull way, the worst is
> that you have tied your customers to a terrible Operating System with
> a terrible licence, even Oracle users are not so screwed since at the
> very least they have a choice when it comes to OS.

I'm curious about this terrible OS you refer to.  I know the one I use is
stable, hasn't crashed on me once for SQL Server on 1/2 dozen machines for
4+ years and so far has not succumbed to any security holes.  Or is this
just blatant bias?