On 25 May 2004, quirk / syntac.net wrote:

> When and if you need to migrate your application to another DB,
> presumably you have chosen db 2 based on your requirements and
> have already decided on a solution to whatever problem you are
> facing, having your code issolated means fewer code
> changes. Again, this holds true for migration, it also holds
> true for simply making better use (i.e. new features) of the
> platform you are currently using.

I fail to understand how this has anything to do with whether you
use open-source, free or commercial software, but it seems to be
the main impetus to your arguments.

-- 
Galen Boyer