Sybase releases free database for Linux

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A Joke?

"Customers are looking for a way of getting a free database. They are not that interested in being able to view source code," he said.

I don't know how a database as limited as this is going to lower anyone's cost. The 5 GB of data limitation makes this useless for many applications and certainly for any ISP with multiple applications to support. It seems to be more of a ploy to sell licenses as soon as users hit that limitation. I do agree with the speaker on one point. With a product this useless no one will want the source code. Sybase, like Novell, is now squeezed out of a market it once was important in. If they can simply keep their current licencees they will have to consider that a victory. Trying to win over customers with crippled products is pathetic.

Posted by: jnonneman   Posted on: 09/09/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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