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Re:Man-hours is where the cost is.

Posted by: Anonymous Coward on April 08, 2004 01:33 AM
"Say for example that you need some simple entry-level SQL database and will do with a $1500 SQL server from microsoft." Then why not a use MYSql for the database. It's free to use. You would only have to pay for a commercial license is if you don't want to distribute your code under the GPL...

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