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To: Cogito who wrote (260)	2/25/2011 3:08:12 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32680

>> Just for the record, MySQL is available for OS X, and has been for many years For the record, I am well aware of this. But that doesn't mean there is "choice". That means there is "A CHOICE". One choice for a robust SQL server is not a choice. It is take it or leave it. This is the entire point of the earlier discussion. There simply aren't enough Macs in the enterprise today to make them a sensible development target unless you can commit substantial resources to writing only Mac software. Large organizations like MSFT can do it, but the smaller shops that turn out most commercial applications have a tough time with it. It may not be this way forever, but it has been this way since the day the first Mac hit the stores.

To: Cogito who wrote (260)	2/25/2011 3:12:58 PM
From: zax	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32680

>>Just for the record, MySQL is available for OS X, and has been for many years. It runs just fine, and there are many excellent management tools available. PostgreSQL is another option. I don't doubt it. The Mac mail client is built on a freeware light-weight open source SQL - SQL lite - I recall. Of course I wouldn't use SQL lite to wipe my butt with, but it is free. Not multi-concurrency, and supports the bare base of SQL primitives available. But it is free. What enterprise class SQL Servers are available for the Macintosh, do pray tell, Cogs? And I don't mean slacker-type open source, fragmented bifurcated patched unmanaged forked unsupported 1800-third-part-utility required distros like PostgreSQL, I mean real, all inclusive, fully supported systems you can actually run a business from, say, like Oracle. Low performance hacks like running a real SQL database under a VM do not count.