On Apr 30, 2008, at 10:27 AM, python At bdurham .D.OT com wrote:
>> And why exactly would anyone use this over
>
>> a) plain SQLite (completely free)
>
> Because its designed for true multi-user deployments ... 'hundreds of
> users'.
AFAIK, SQLite could do this, just as VFP can. I've done VFP apps with
over 400 simultaneous users.
>> b) PostgreSQL (also completely free, and tons more capable)?
>
> I'm don't know. I'm hoping to find out! :) One possibility is that it
> provides a growth path for seamlessly distributing data 'packages' (eg
> SQLite database files) across many usage scenarios (single user/local,
> multi-user server, multiple OS's).
Postgres can do all that.
> I'm assuming there is some rational reason that the RealBasic company
> purchased the SQLabs.net version of this product?
So that they have something else to sell?
REALBasic appeals to companies that want to be free of the Microsoft
world, but like the warm fuzzies of paying for software, believing
that it will ensure them support. Fortunately REAL Software is a
pretty responsible company.
-- Ed Leafe
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