Having to implement an internal billing software on a GPL SQL DB, I was considering both....

I was consulting the documentation of both...
-Both are from Adabas (MySqL owner)
-Both are GPL

BUT (!!!):
MaxDB 7.5 (newest version of SAP DB 7.4) offers:
-stored P.,
-Triggers,
-native Ref. Itegr.,
-Views,
-and many other things that are not existing or just coming out in MySQl.

why is MySQL more diffused ?

I cannot see any benefit in choosing it... But perhaps I'm missing the point.....

Just for example...
Do both use the MysQL J/connector or not ?
Do both use the MySQL ODBC/connector or not ?

Any help ??

H2O


MaxDb is really GPL, as stated
http://www.mysql.com/downloads/maxdb-7.5.00.html
The software from MySQL AB listed below is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and is provided "as is" and is without any warranty.
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MaxDB by MySQL is a heavy-duty, SAP-certified open source database that offers high availability, scalability and a comprehensive feature set. On this page are downloads of the current stable release, and the latest development version is available on another page.

Do both use the MysQL J/connector or not ? - YES
Do both use the MySQL ODBC/connector or not ? - YES

Has the MySQL Proxy for connecting to MaxDB been released? I have not heard that it had. Otherwise, MaxDB uses a proprietary networking protocol. http://www.mysql.com/documentation/m...QL_Differences

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We plan to release a MySQL compatibility layer for MaxDB in the next
few months. MaxDB already supports ODBC and JDBC, please refer to
http://www.mysql.com/products/maxdb/index.html and
http://www.mysql.com/products/maxdb/features.html for more detailed
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Thank you very much for your attention,

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> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Thursday, 19 February, 2004 16:36
> To: info@mysql.com
> Subject: MySQL Question, IT, -unknown-
>
> MaxDB 7.5
> Are the MySQL AB driver:
> -Connector/ODBC - MySQL ODBC driver
> -MySQL Connector/J
>
> "compatible" with MaxDB engine ?
>
> If not, are there any ODBC, JDBC driver for MasDB ?