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Re: SQL versions

On Sun, 22 Feb 2009, Vern Hamberg wrote:

Let us please not refer to MS' SQL Server as merely "SQL" - SQL is a
technology, not a product - SQL is the technology used for database
access in several products, including Oracle, mySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL
Server, Sybase, and, oh yeah!!! DB2 on the i!!!

I know, lots of people thing only of SQL Server when using the term, SQL
= woefully, IMHO.

When John wrote "SQL 2005" I thought he was referring to a version of the SQL specification, not a Microsoft product. It wasn't until follow up email started talking about Microsoft SQL that I realized John's original email was not asking about a language specification.

So like Vern asks, let's not refer to MSSQL as simply "SQL".

James Rich

if you want to understand why that is, there are many good books on
the design of operating systems. please pass them along to redmond
when you're done reading them :)
- Paul Davis on ardour-dev

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