Database Engine

[AticAtac]

I am looking for a small, efficient (fast) and "free" database-Engine for windows and/or Linux plattforms.

Any links, resources are welcome.

Thx in advance

[AticAtac]

Found myself SQLite (www.sqlite.org) which seems to be small and "efficient".
Anyone here has used it and can share experiences ?

[bquiroga]

I'm currently using monetdb ( http://monetdb.cwi.nl ) for an advanced course in databases (msc computer science) and although it's free, fast and relatively small I'd recommend against using it. Due to the poor documentation it is unnecessarely difficult to get up and running.

[Ed Mack]

SQLite is well documented, and nice to use. I've used it in two projects.