Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!mtxinu!sybase!binky!tim From: tim@binky.sybase.com (Tim Wood) Newsgroups: comp.databases Subject: Re: DB Procedures Message-ID: <7323@sybase.sybase.com> Date: 1 Dec 89 22:56:15 GMT References: <4198@rtech.rtech.com> Sender: news@sybase.sybase.com Reply-To: tim@binky.UUCP (Tim Wood) Organization: Sybase, Inc. Lines: 39 In article <4198@rtech.rtech.com> davek@rtech.UUCP (Dave Kellogg) writes: >In article <7239@sybase.sybase.com> tim@binky.UUCP (Tim Wood) writes: >> >>In general, it is not appropriate to take a selling tone in comp.databases >>articles. > >Issue #1: The above comment is comical in light of the recent blitz of >"client/server" postings that you guys have been posting. Last time I >read one of your ads "client/server" was featured rather largely. Roy >mentions intelligent database once, and you accuse him of taking a >"selling tone!" Unbelievable. Client/server is a specific technical concept. No one owns it, no one can claim they own it. We (and not just Sybasers) are just discussing its technical attributes. The fact that we like it and our product has it doesn't mean we shouldn't be able to discuss it independent of the product, at least. This is quite different from the "intelligent database" slogan, which doesn't express a specific technical concept. How do you measure "intelligence" in a database? >In fact, I so agree with your overall message of not selling on the net, >that I might suggest that you to try it yourself. It's meaningless to try to do something I'm already doing. >If people want technical information on the intelligent database you can >call Ingres at 1-800-4-INGRES, and ask for the product data sheets which >discuss the features and the motivation for them. >Dave Kellogg Dave, seems to me you're not trying.... ;-) -TW Sybase, Inc. / 6475 Christie Ave. / Emeryville, CA / 94608 415-596-3500 tim@sybase.com {pacbell,pyramid,sun,{uunet,ucbvax}!mtxinu}!sybase!tim This message is solely my personal opinion. It is not a representation of Sybase, Inc. OK. Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com