Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!sdd.hp.com!think.com!linus!progress!wlb From: wlb@progress.COM (Warren Bare) Newsgroups: comp.databases Subject: Re: Unscrupulous posting Message-ID: <1990Dec12.161536.8384@progress.com> Date: 12 Dec 90 16:15:36 GMT References: <1990Dec4.215711.2508@oracle.com> <1990Dec7.023519.9020@informix.com> <1990Dec7.164302.21543@oracle.com> <1990Dec12.001604.19357@informix.com> Sender: news@progress.com (The News User) Organization: Progress Software Corp., Bedford, MA Lines: 34 Nntp-Posting-Host: ericf randall@informix.com (Randall Rhea) writes: [Stuff Deleted] >So, what we have here is one guy from Informix who says Informix is good >and one guy from Oracle that says Oracle is good. What should a net >reader do? The option that Dennis proposes is to ignore both articles. >(.... then why did Dennis bother to post his article on the net ... ?) >Personally, I prefer to keep an open mind, and I read all of the articles, >no matter what company the author works for. I agree! There is nothing wrong with posting info about the companies that we work for on the net. What I am concerned about is tunning this group into a boasting forum. Lets keep it as an informational source. As Randall corectly pointed out in his posting, people working at the DB companies can be a great source of information and correct inaccuracies. Along those lines here is an example of stuff that, in my opinion, should stay off of the net (at least from DB company folks). I would also like to correct its inaccuracy. randall@informix.com (Randall Rhea) writes: >well-poised for the future. (So far, things have turned out that way, as >Informix is still making a profit, unlike our competitors.) I never thought Progress has not only grown over 50% in sales in the past year but our profit margins have increased as well (we are alive and kicking). --------------------------------------------------------------------- Opinions are my own - not those of Progress Software. Warren L. Bare UUCP: mit-eddie!progress!wlb Progress Software Corp. Internet: wlb@progress.com 5 Oak Park Bedford, MA 01730