[chilepepper]

Yah, except mySQL is free and scales quite well.

if you need more, you can get Oracle under Linux and a whole slew of other DB's which put M$ offerings to shame.

SOLID, Sybase, Informix and probably even DB/2 already run on Linux or will soon...

remember that all the real big IBM clusters are being tied together now with...Linux

surely you've heard of BEOWULF and CONDOR culstering software? ...all Open Source and rock solid.

[Bush2000]

Yah, except mySQL is free and scales quite well.

Surrrrrrre, it does. FR uses it, and it fell over on election night. Nice DB.

if you need more, you can get Oracle under Linux and a whole slew of other DB's which put M$ offerings to shame.

If the tables were turned, you'd be comparing Larry Ellison to Adolph Hitler right about now...