Re: PostgreSQL vs Mysql comparison

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: monty(at)tcx(dot)se
Cc: Martin Ramsch <m(dot)ramsch(at)computer(dot)org>, MySQL mailing list <mysql(at)lists(dot)mysql(dot)com>, postgresql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>, randyboy <randyboy(at)whispers(dot)blackmist(dot)org>, The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>, Paul DuBois <paul(at)snake(dot)net>, Patrick Greenwell <patrick(at)stealthgeeks(dot)net>, Scott Perkins <2scott(at)bellsouth(dot)net>, mcgarry(at)tig(dot)com(dot)au
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL vs Mysql comparison
Date: 1999-10-06 16:19:22
Message-ID: 199910061619.MAA12301@candle.pha.pa.us
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> It would be very nice you could add to the above the features that
> MySQL has that postgreSQL is missing. PostgreSQL does have some
> features that MySQL lacks, but MySQL does support a lot of ODBC and
> ANSI SQL things that postgreSQL doesn't support. We have also put a
> lot of effort in MySQL to implement a lot of useful functions from a
> lot of different SQL servers. This is why MySQL 'shows off' on
> crash-me; If someone else has some useful functionality/syntax, we also try
> to support it!

I can't go listing tons of things in this one paragraph. Can you
suggest some wording, and maybe I can merge it in? We don't want to say
anything about MySQL in a disparaging way.

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