[DUG] Suitable Database for XE2 Pro

[Alister Christie]

I suspect SQLite is the most used database out there - given that it is 
on every Android and iOS device

Alister Christie
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On 19/01/2012 10:51 a.m., Steve Peacocke wrote:
> On Thursday, 19 January 2012, Richard Vowles 
> <richard at developers-inc.co.nz <mailto:richard at developers-inc.co.nz>> 
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 16 January 2012 22:01, John Bird <johnkbird at paradise.net.nz 
> <mailto:johnkbird at paradise.net.nz>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Now that Oracle owns MySQL I heard some muttering that the best 
> real open source DB out there is now Firebird -- not sure how well 
> Oracle is treating MySQL but going by how they are treating Dalbek 
> (The version of Java Google uses to develop for Android) I would be 
> worried (ie Oracle is trying to sue the pants off Google to get 
> licence fees for Android. Would be like Embarcadero suing the Free 
> Pascal organisation (same language, different compiler)
> >
> > I think the Postgres crowd would disagree with you there :-) 
> Remember MySQL being GPL means you can't ship it with your app - 
> unless you open source your app or pay for MySQL. Both Firebird and 
> Postgres are the only two "main" fully open source databases.
> >
> > --
> > ---
> > Richard Vowles, Technical Advisor
> > Developers Inc Ltd
>
> There is of course SQLLite but that is not a client server database by 
> any stretch. A very useful DB for particular uses and quite widely 
> used, but not a "real" DB by most terms.
>
> Steve
>
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