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Date:      Sun, 20 Dec 1998 16:30:34 +0200 (EET)
From:      Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee>
To:        Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl>
Cc:        FreeBSD Chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: IBM DB2
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.981220162556.716D-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee>
In-Reply-To: <XFMail.981220112216.asmodai@wxs.nl>

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On Sun, 20 Dec 1998, Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> For those running Linux emulation and want to try IBM's DB2:
> 
> http://www.software.ibm.com/data/db2/linux/
> 
> I just wondered since when these companies started to became charitable companies?
> 

They do it so that WinNT pressure is lessened.

Lets say you have asmall database site & system (built using the free IBM 
DB2) which at some point is so big linux can take it no more. 

Result - you by big IBM harware and DB2.

And it is only Beta that is available free (so they can get the bug
reports), nothings says the real thing will be.


	Sander

	There is no love, no good, no happiness and no future -
	all these are just illusions.

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