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From: cooper@beno.CSS.GOV (Dale Cooper)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Most Commonly used database for Unix
Keywords: Common DB for Unix
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Date: 14 Feb 91 16:54:03 GMT
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In article <506@n5pph007.UUCP> tpg@n5pph007.UUCP (T Peter Graham) writes:
>In article <29695@usc> ajayshah@alhena.usc.edu (Ajay Shah) writes:
>>In article <3389@dali> icsg8032@nero.cs.montana.edu (Narayan) writes:
>>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I am curious to know, which database software is most commonly used for Unix.
>
>If I'm not mistaken, the top honors now goes to Oracle.

Don't fall into the trap of the issue of "which database software is most
commonly used for Unix".  One should base their "honor roll" on "which
database software performs BEST on a Unix platform."

I could think of a few that are better suited for Unix...But that's my
own humble opinion.

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>NTI may care what I say, but I'm not 
>saying it for them...these opinions 
>and statements are mine entirely

Dale Cooper, DBA				Within every life, a little
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