[TYPO3-dev] Problem with long strings in tt_content (Oracle)

[Dmitry Dulepov [typo3]]

ries van Twisk wrote:
> TYPO3 has a long history for not easily accepting bug and changes
> for the core, I think bug track is a proof of that. This is changing now
> because the core list is open, this is a good thing and me following 
> typo3-core
> can see quite a big improvement there, well done.

It is easy to say when you are outside. When you are inside and have to choose whether to fix a bug or to do anything for customer (for money), guess what you will choose.

> Because TYPO3 never created a strong DB API and try to be vendor
> transparent people running a DB other then MySQL will keep on having
> problems with extensions. TYPO3 core seems to be quite ok
> (me checking that on PostgreSQL) but quite some extensions still
> using MySQL syntax and often it's really hard to get in contact with
> extension developers to get something changed.

Well, that's not really core's fault :)

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