Novell to Include MySQL in NetWare 6 (eWeek)

mly — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 21:46:27 +0000

Last time I used Netware, it didn't even have virtual memory.
Running databases on that meant that you would crash your
database if you ran out of RAM... Is Novell Netware really
a solid OS for database servers today?

It was also less than fun to develop for as far as I
understand. At least at some major database vendor, it
was nick-named Novell Nightmare.

By the way, I'd suspect that MySQL has many more new
installations than Netware these days.

I don't dispute that Netware has been very successful
for file and printer sharing, but is it really a viable
option beyond that?

Novell to Include MySQL in NetWare 6 (eWeek)

leandro — Tue, 22 Oct 2002 10:01:50 +0000

Too bad they don't go for a fully SQL-compliant real DBMS, such as PostgreSQL, SAPdb or Firebird... MySQL lack of features actually means less performance, no data integrity, more system complexity.

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