| From: | Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> |
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| To: | pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Cc: | Ned Lilly <ned(at)nedscape(dot)com> |
| Subject: | Re: MySQL 5 comparison |
| Date: | 2005-01-06 16:53:12 |
| Message-ID: | 200501060853.12033.josh@agliodbs.com |
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Ned,
> That reminds me of another, related question ... can anyone comment on the
> relationship between MySQL 5 and MaxDB (formerly SAP DB)? The talk at one
> point was that the end result of that alliance would be a total rewrite of
> MySQL to incorporate concepts from MaxDB, and that the new product would
> somehow be backward compatible with both predecessors.
That was the idea, yes. Personally, I don't think it's possible; that's
probably the reason why MySQL 5.0 is two years late. I think eventually
MySQL AB will have to come to terms with the idea that they have two seperate
products, MySQL and MaxDB, and the two can't be made compatible.
--
Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco
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