Re: PostgreSQL not ACID compliant?

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Philip Yarra <philip(at)utiba(dot)com>
Cc: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, zak(at)mysql(dot)com
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL not ACID compliant?
Date: 2003-09-24 19:10:42
Message-ID: 200309241910.h8OJAg816433@candle.pha.pa.us
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Philip Yarra wrote:
> It's funny timing - I had to prepare a comparison between PostgreSQL and
> MySQL recently, explaining why we would prefer PostgreSQL. I know some
> people here have issues with the MySQL crashme test results, but I have to
> say I found it possibly one of the best postgreSQL advertisements
> available. A 4-way comparison between Sybase, Oracle, MySQL and PostgreSQL
> shows PostgreSQL in an extremely flattering light.

They have been improving their fairness over at MySQL. I know Zak
Greant (added as CC) removed all the inaccurate PostgreSQL stuff that
was in the MySQL manuals.

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