Re: [HACKERS] Inprise/Borland releasing Interbase as Open source

At 10:39 PM 1/3/00 -0400, The Hermit Hacker wrote:
>On Mon, 3 Jan 2000, Stephen Birch wrote:

(HH):
>Two points...when will Interbase go open source?  Right now they've
>announced the intention to do so, and even given a very brood time
>frame...but, when is it going to happen.  two...what says Interbase will
>continue to be "as good" when becomes open source and they are no longer
>making any money on it?

They say they'll continue to sell it via their traditional channels
and sell support, too.   So it's not really clear what open-source
means in this context.  Open-source doesn't have to mean the disappearance
of license fees...

>> You guys have done a great job - but, frankly, IB is better.
>
>In what ways?  

Outer joins, for one. 



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