Re: Openbase makes false claims about postgresql

There development may be dead, but they are still shipping product, updating
their website news, and have a developer conference scheduled to take place
in the next month. I don't think it would hurt to ask them to clarify things
a bit.

Robert Treat

On Friday 26 August 2005 00:25, Chris Travers wrote:
> I am not generally happy with what they say in their benchmarks section
> either. But we all know how rigged benchmarks generally are.
>
> According to their documentation site, they haven't released a product
> in almost 2 years (before they were releasing every couple of months).
>
> Not sure yet, but it seems that development has ceased? This doesn't
> look like a good sign. So is it really worth hassling them over this?
>
> Best Wishes,
> Chris Travers
> Metatron Technology Consulting
>
> Karim A Nassar wrote:
> >I don't know if this matters to anyone, or if this is even the right list
> >for this, but while doing some research on acid compliance, I
> >found this:
> >
> >http://store.openbase.com/ChoosingTheRightDB.pdf
> >
> >...which is dated 2004, is currently available, and states on page 2:
> >
> >"PostgreSQL also offers fairly good A.C.I.D. compliance, although their
> >documentation warns that their write-ahead logs are not 100% reliable."
> >
> >
> >Page 4:
> >
> >"PostgreSQL has recently added a write-ahead log to address their
> >reliability problems. It operates on the same principle as a journal,
> >except that the log is written before SQL is evaluated, rather than as the
> >transaction commits. While this provides better reliability for PostgreSQL
> >users, PostgreSQL documentation warns that there are still known problems
> >with their write-ahead logging system, which could cause data loss. The
> >answer? Many people offering PostgreSQL also sell database consulting
> >services."
> >
> >
> >Then on page 6:
> >
> >"PostgreSQL also provides reasonable transaction support, although, as
> >noted, they do warn of problems with the reliability of their write-ahead
> >journal."
> >
> >
> >V7.1 was released 2001. Four years later after being addressed, (a long
> >time IMHO), they are making these claims.
> >
> >
> >Page 11:
> >
> >"PostgreSQL does not have a database clustering option."
> >
> >...built in.
> >
> >
> >I realize that this is some company's marketing drivel, but I also thought
> >someone might like to complain in an official capacity.
> >
> >PS: I am off-list, so please CC :-)
> >
> >--
> >karim(dot)nassar(at)acm(dot)org
> >
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