Re: PostgreSQL 8.1 vs. MySQL 5.0?

From: Alex Turner <armtuk(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com
Cc: Andrus <eetasoft(at)online(dot)ee>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL 8.1 vs. MySQL 5.0?
Date: 2005-10-06 19:42:44
Message-ID: 33c6269f0510061242h48ceaf96q9f52f5ddb5882575@mail.gmail.com
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Support for windows 98 was infact extended to June 2006:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifean1

Alex

On 10/6/05, Joshua D. Drake <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 2005-10-06 at 21:40 +0300, Andrus wrote:
> > > Just so I know (and am armed ;) ), are there any new
> > > comparable features in MySQL 5.0 that aren't in
> > > PostgreSQL up to the forthcoming 8.1? AFAIK, PG just
> > > lacks updatable views (which are on the TODO).
> >
> > PostgreSQL does not run in Windows 98
> >
> > There is a LOT of customers running Windows 98 .
> >
> > So I must switch to a Firebird, am I right ?
>
> Over MySQL, yes. However since not even Microsoft supports Windows 98
> anymore, it is better to update them.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Joshua D. Drake
>
>
> >
> > Andrus.
> >
> >
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