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1. titani+68[view] [source] 2017-12-09 17:28:59
>>pavel_+(OP)
How can database vendors make benchmarking illegal? Saying "we don’t allow benchmarking" in their EULA don’t make it illegal if the clause is abusive. Maybe it can work in some juridictions but I don’t think it is enforceable worldwide.
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2. gaius+kg[view] [source] 2017-12-09 18:56:46
>>titani+68
How can database vendors make benchmarking illegal?

Nothing is stopping you from running your own workload on both Oracle and Postgres within your organisation, then deciding to go with Postgres. What is forbidden by the license is issuing a press release saying "Postgres is better than Oracle and here are the numbers".

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