Comments on: Database start-ups bet on open source

Growing interest in open-source databases fuels industry of add-ons and services--vital to winning corporate customers.

[edbong]

Co-existence?

Maybe databases are a good example of co-existence of open and closed source software. The majority of organizations might be using FOSS products but there will be plenty of space in the high-end/innovation space for commercial/closed product. Tim Delhaes - http://www.humano2.org

SQLite: an open source database for PHP

The article on open source databases mentions:
Other open-source databases available include Sleepycat, Firebird and Derby.

I'd like to add that there is another one called SQLite (see http://sqlite.org and http://php.net/sqlite ). This database, claiming speeds comparable to mySQL, now ships embedded with PHP for Windows, and the significance is that SQLite is a personal database only available to the local user (that is, it is not available to an internet user), where PHP is considered a local user. This means that it is less exposed (more secure) and there is not the overhead associated with it acting as a server. In addition, each database is contained within a single file so individual databases can be trivially relocated even to other machines. While not as robust as mySQL, from my point of view the chief benefit is that it increases portability and reduces overhead for the developer.

Csaba Gabor from Vienna

[John Kuzak]

PHP for Windows

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[Mendz]

Open-source market

For sure, open-source will always have its share of the market. They'll grow, fall and stabilize in the same economic behavior as the proprietary counterparts. The success is not dependent on the open-source movement. Rather, the success depends on the quality and acceptance of the products themselves.