[Springframework-developer] database for demos

[Isabelle M. <isa...@me...>]

Hi guys,

A lot of activity on the mailing list overnight! A couple of thoughts :

(1) The database. I'm in favor of mySQL because a lot of documentation can be found for it and is moving more and more towards a very mature product. It is also very widespread, for ex. all the webhosters I know are offering it. And it's really a plus that one can find good books about it, besides all the info on the web. Plus it comes pre-installed on linux boxes.
(2) The application server. I think JBoss is moving away from the open source spirit, and in addition it is quite hard to customize (datasources etc). And you have to shell out money for the docs or buy a book. So if we forget about the open source aspect for a minute, it seems to me we are left with 2 options : Orion and JRun, both free for developers. It's been a while since I've worked with Orion, but have heard good things about it. I'm using JRun, and am quite pleased with it.
(3) The logo. We shouldn't mix metaphors, so if we go with the spring for the letter i, then we shouldn't use a cherry blossom or whatever for the cartoon.

Isabelle

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