Sybase Releases Free Enterprise Database on Linux 386
Tassach writes "Sybase announced today that they are releasing a free (as in beer) version of their flagship database for Linux. The free version is limited to 1 CPU, 2GB of RAM, and 5GB of data, which is more than adequate for all but the most demanding applications. This release provides a very attractive alternative to Microsoft SQL Server, and gives developers and DBAs an extremely powerful argument to use against the adoption of Microsoft-based solutions. For those who are unfamiliar with the product, Microsoft's version of Transact-SQL is nearly identical to Sybases's. This high degree of similarity makes porting applications between the two platforms very easy. Sybase is supported by numerous open-source projects, including sqsh (SQL shell), FreeTDS, and SybPerl."
Haha! (Score:3, Funny)
Someone set us up the BLOB (Score:4, Funny)
Re:PARENT is a TROLL! (Score:1, Funny)
I did, tricked by the two positive answers. And now I'm answering you, so that my moderation gets removed.
Well done, trolls.
Re:Ah, more free shit. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:microsoft would likely prefer you forget... (Score:2, Funny)
Yep. I recall a MS salesman explaining me, during a demo that SQL and Sybase did not share any code, sitting in front of a NT command box with Sybase copyright notice at startup of SQL server.
It was 10 years ago, but was really fun to watch anyway.
Re:Better than PostgreSQL? (Score:0, Funny)
I didn't know MS Access ran on Linux.