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    #11
    Must admit I'd be thinking z/OS + DB2 for something that big and mission critical but this Vaughan-Nichols bloke is talking guff of the highest order.

    Much as I like MySQL for noddy web backends, I don't think anyone who knows squat about MySQL would seriously recommend it for that kind of project.

    And what's wrong with Server 2003 exactly? Solid as a rock in my experience.

    You've come right out the other side of the forest of irony and ended up in the desert of wrong.

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      #12
      Originally posted by bogeyman View Post
      And what's wrong with Server 2003 exactly? Solid as a rock in my experience.
      I suspect the Microsoft connection bit is what he objects to. Sure if it was open source he be creaming his pants all over it.
      Hang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar?? - cailin maith

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        #13
        What's the open source equivalent to SQL Server?

        I'm suprised nobody has suggested using a Mac yet.
        Will work inside IR35. Or for food.

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          #14
          Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
          What's the open source equivalent to SQL Server?

          I'm suprised nobody has suggested using a Mac yet.
          ScooterScot and CowboyBob are not on the board today. I think they must be cranking one out over the new iPod announcement.

          You've come right out the other side of the forest of irony and ended up in the desert of wrong.

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