Database of the Year
 

Always a hotly debated topic.

--jeremy

MySQL.

Increasingly partial to Sqlite, interested in Postgres.

postgres, of course ;D

PostgreSQL all the way.

Firebird as always
 

Even postgresql developers prefer it over the mysql

http://firebirdnews.blogspot.com/200...rs-prefer.html

sqlite has a lot of advantages, particularly for the small, standalone app.

Firebird, yeah!!
 

Firebird of course :)

*chuckles* I like things that are truly FREE and truly WORK...

But that's just me.

Firebird too

Firebird three!

Firebird. Seriously. MySQL is not a database.

Firebird! Period!

Firebird, for sure!

Firebird for sure !

Could be used in closed source apps
Very small footprint
DBA-free
Feature rich
Fast
Reliable
Standard Compliant
Stable

I am sure that if you give it a try you will be surprised, mainly the MySQL guys...

Firebird !!!
What else ???

firebird

Firebird!

Database of Year
 

Firebird!!

What I am noticing is a whole lot of one and two post wonders all saying Firebird!

Looks to me like someone is spamming the poll.

That's the same EVERY year, mate ;}

Look back over the polls 2008 and 2007.

Fireburp seems to have a very active community ;)

Looks to me like someone is pissy because the word got out that some actually VOTED for MySQL, especially after their last "Release/Upgrade" if you can call it that.

I read the forums and don't post too often, just like I do the Ubuntu Forums, the Firebird Support/General Forums. I even read Monty's Blog where he truly describes the issues with MySQL.

If you spend money on Oracle, DB2 or Sybase (if it's still around), good on you; but don't blame the vociferous masses because we like stuff that is TRULY free and TRULY works, like Firebird and Postgres.

Firebird, of course.

If seeing is believing , then see here
http://sites.google.com/site/firebirdarchitect/gfb

Any doubts ? write back.

Always remains
Yours
O'Li

If you want something TOTALLY free that scales from small and embedded to multi-gigabyte data then there is only Firebird :)

Tough one.
 

Different DBs for different things... I guess the top 3 I tend to use are SQLite for small little projects, followed by MySQL and PostgreSQL.

So PostgreSQL, which scales from small to multi-terabyte data, is not truly free? Have you read the BSD license?

I would argue that the BSD license gives more freedom to the developer than any version of the GPL or IPL (same restriction as GPL...contributor must release source)...but that's just me.

If you're arguing in terms of monetary cost, then sure, MySQL doesn't fit in the above category...but that doesn't mean Firebird is the *only* one. =)

Firebird - from many years and for years to come.

Database of the year is simple
 

Postgresql is the only free alternative that really scales to my needs. Some 1 said MySQL? Not since I needed stability AND features AND transactions at the same time.

MySQL easily, with the release of 5.1 and the upcoming version 6, I believe MySQL is the only Open Source RDBMS listed that can seriously compete with the likes of Oracle, SQL Server and DB2.

People may criticise MySQL but it is out there in enterprises of all sizes flying the flag for open source very successfully and taking business directly off the big commercial solutions.

You don't get to have more active installations than all other RDBMS without doing your job and doing it well.

SQlite. And I think its voting base will increase once it's ported to the Symbian platform also.

Are you sure???!!! Have you read this: http://monty-says.blogspot.com/2008/...-released.html

> .... Seriously. MySQL is not a database.

Eh?

It's MySQL mostly especially light weight run time MySQL for Linux Disk on Chip apps (POS).

*chuckle*

I bet that's what M$ marketing guys say, too

MySQL

MySQL for now...I like being default.

old MySQL user but i will check Firebird for sure

Competing with Oracle wasn't the question; Open Source was...

But according to C/Net, MySQL is only FREE if you use it with other FREE software (the F[L]OSS Exception). Linking headers and binaries suddenly either 1) makes MY product Open Source or 2) requires I PAY for it.

I guess it's open source if you don't include the Proprietary Enterprise Edition, the Licensing Fee (which by definition is NOT Open), or I let them take MY software and give it away.

MySQL used to do a good job and had a good product; I used it for years (still have one legacy 4.X installation I can do away with yet). But I read Monty's post about how...er..."good" 5.1 was/is. The reason they continue to have so many installations is that they have/had the beachhead.

So, when Sun folds like a lawn chair, what's going to happen with MySQL?? That merger was the worst thing to happen to MySQL.

sqlite has come a long way!!

Postgresql all the way .

The feature that helps us to embed any programming with postgres really makes it a killer . Specially for dynamic apps I prefer postgres all the way .

Full marks to it .
Cheers !!

Firebird of course.

Postgres is not bad, but Firebird rocks :) (and MySQL is not a database).

Time to doing useful work...
 

I bet sqlite will beat the lot by a large margin on this simple valuable metric...

Time from typing "apt-get install DB_OF_CHOICE" to actually doing useful work.

Firebird Rocks man!!!

-regards

Tauseef

Firebird is te winner.

Couchdb ftw

For any real DBMS work, PostgreSQL. For quick and dirty web apps, MySQL (be interesting to see what Sun does with it...). Wouldn't touch sqlite with a ten foot pole.

+1

Although I also have very few posts because I tend to just show around this time of year to weigh in with my $0.02 - often just vote w/o even commenting.

In case you're unaware, PostgreSQL is BSD licensed.

Not only is Sybase still around, it's been developing nicely the past couple years. Definitely worth looking at as serious Oracle alternative if FOSS options don't meet your needs.

Thanks, Mate!!

Mainly using sqlite as I'm focusing on embedded databases.

Previoulsy hoped XML databases / features would gain more ground.
(My ideal is a good, embedded XML database.)

Always use PostgreSQL for larger work as I still find MySQL messy to use and maintain through versions.