Subject Re: Oracle to offer free database
Author Svein Erling Tysvær
--- In Firebird-general@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas Steinmaurer" wrote:
> Like with MSSQL, Oracle will offer with a free edition an upgrade
> path to their higher editions. I know quite some people who are
> using MSDE for instance, just because there is an "upgrade path" to
> their Standard or Enterprise Edition. People (decision maker) love
> such a backdoor just in case MSDE gets to small for their environment,
> and if they won't trust open source databases like Firebird.

So... should Firebird be renamed:
Embedded -> Personal
Classic -> Standard
SuperServer -> Enterprise

or something, so that decision makers may consider Firebird a viable
alternative without having to learn anything about the database, or is
it enough for CONNECT to emphasize that Firebird can be "upgraded" if
so desired?

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