Why you should use open source
OK, I won’t say that all database companies are like this, but CA Technologies are suing people who make software that allow their users to migrate to different database solutions. So what will you do now it is illegal to take your data elsewhere? I might say that the people moving data were a bank, so I guess we shouldn’t expect too much foresight in the first instance, but the first rule of business guys is to ensure that there is a plan B (or never get cornered in the marketplace)!
Original article in IT News by Ry Crozier on Nov 26, 2010, via Slashdot (see this for more comment).
