Re: MYSQL on AS/400.... -- MIDRANGE-L

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I heard (but have no independent confirmation) that IBM actually got Oracle to run on an iSeries several years ago. It just didn't cut the mustard from a cost and performance basis, though. At least, that's what I heard. Urban legend?

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Holden Tommy wrote:

Ok so what is actually "gained" by removing the database product?
Nothing! And MySQL will run on i5/OS..haven't tried but I'm guessing
you could slap other databases on the i5 and use them as well...so again
I have to ask...what is gained???

Thanks,
Tommy Holden

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Richter
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 10:13 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: MYSQL on AS/400....

On 4/26/07, Holden Tommy <Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Duh...no! That would be a step in the wrong direction. The best

thing

(for i5/OS) would be for them to enable "linking" MySQL to DB2 tables.
I5/OS IS a viable product...

Tommy, it appears I am making no progress with you ;) i5/OS is a
great OS. but not because of SLS and not because DB2 is the only
database it runs. It is terrific that RPG works so well with an
externally described database. But there is nothing gained by that
database product being on the same install CD as the RPG compiler.

-Steve

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