Semi-OT: Database for "average" users

[JoeHill]

On Mon, 2 May 2005 13:04:12 -0400
billt-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org disseminated the following:

> The open source world has one of its core philosphies to separate out the
> different independant parts. The windows (and especially MAC) world has the
> philosophy of having everything and the kitchen sink into one product. Neither
> side is right or wrong its a matter of preference. I prefer to be able too
> control what I put into my systems.

Don't know much about DB, but doesn't anyone who 'knows better' share this same
preference? Have we not seen the sometimes disastrous results of putting out a
software product with too much bloat built in (ie. Win)?

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