Just ask that consultant on how many OSes does SQL server work, besides
Windoze?
And there is a good saying that says something like that "If it ain't
broken, don't fix it" :-). That works for your system which is up and
running without any problem for 1.5 years, too. Can anybody say that the sql
server project will do the same? Read Microsoft licenses, to see what they
have to say about their products reliability.
If you have something free which works for you, why would you pay a lot of
money for something else? I don't get it!
Why something you have the source code for is risky, and something for which
you cannot get the sources no matter what is more secure for a business?

Adrian Roman

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nico Callewaert" <nico-callewaert@...>
To: <ib-support@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 6:52 PM
Subject: [ib-support] Angry !


> Hi list,
>
> I'm furious. I developed a project with Interbase, now Firebird as
our database. The system is already 1,5 year up and running without any
problem. Now my boss contacted a consultant to give his opinion about our
IT infrastructure. His comments were : "Firebird is open source, it's a
risky database, and you're depending on the goodwill of a few INTERNET
PEOPLE who are developing the database. YOU SHOULD MIGRATE TO MS SQL
SERVER". I could kill that man. I invested day and night in the
development of the project. O fcourse my boss will listen to a consultant
who is wearing a tie and walking with a briefcase. Now I'm looking for
that article that Interbase wons the second place for the best database.
It was choosen before SQL server, DB2, etc etc. Does anyone remember that
article , Where can I find it ?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Nico Callewaert
>
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