[UPHPU] OT: Utah MySQL Users Group?

[Steve Dibb]

masked man wrote:
> I thought that any conversations about mysql v pgsql ought to also 
> consider
> the use of MS SQL 2k or better yet, MS SQL 2k5. 
My advice is to stay far away from MS SQL 2000.

My biggest beef with proprietary software is that they never do 
incremental bugfix releases.  They will only release a new version if 
there is a security problem.  Even then, after time, they won't even do 
those (Windows 98, anyone?).

I have personally found dozens of bugs in SQL Server 2000 that I know 
will never be fixed because MS will never release an update.

I would much rather work with an open source database that takes those 
small bugs, fixes them, then releases upgrades on a regular basis.

Besides, you'll be using Transact-SQL with SQL Server which is slightly 
different (but not really that much).

In all honesty though, I can't say anything about 2k5.  I've heard 
nothing but good things about it, but I've never used it myself.  The 
only reason I would recommend staying away from that is vendor lock-in.  
In other words, if that doesn't bother you, I'd give it a look too.

Steve