scrappy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ("Marc G. Fournier") writes: > Stupid question here, but how susceptible is Oracle to "monopolistic > practices", similar to what M$ is going through with the DoJ in the > US? This seems to be *very* close to the line, if it isn't over it > ... no? No. The market for databases is hardly a monopoly, what with (at the top end) DB2 and Microsoft SQL Server being actively sold alternatives to Oracle's products. Someone might argue that there is a problem, but there would be plenty of counterevidence to counterargue with. -- (reverse (concatenate 'string "gro.gultn" "@" "enworbbc")) http://www3.sympatico.ca/cbbrowne/oses.html Rules of the Evil Overlord #200. "During times of peace, my Legions of Terror will not be permitted to lie around drinking mead and eating roast boar. Instead they will be required to obey my dietician and my aerobics instructor." <http://www.eviloverlord.com/> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org