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From: dlw@odi.com (Dan Weinreb)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Why is Oracle better than Ingres
Message-ID: <1990Dec2.080257.21343@odi.com>
Date: 2 Dec 90 08:02:57 GMT
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In-Reply-To: palat@motcid.UUCP's message of 30 Nov 90 21:18:35 GMT

In article <5550@avocado20.UUCP> palat@motcid.UUCP (Mohan Palat) writes:

	   Oracle uses an unusual process architecture (in UNIX). Several 
	   processes have to be started up before one can even access a 
	   database. Ingres does not require any such initialization. 

Is this really a practical drawback to Oracle?  That is, can't the
startup of these processes be arranged to be completely transparent
and automatic?


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