Re: PostgreSQL versus MySQL

Hello,

I would agree with you from a technical perspective but the reality is
the most used Open Source
databases are MySQL and PostgreSQL so there is a logical comparison.

Sincerley,

Joshua Drake

Steve Crawford wrote:

>On Thursday 18 September 2003 2:45 pm, Scott Holmes wrote:
>
>
>>Andrew L. Gould wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Thursday 18 September 2003 04:04 pm, Sean Chittenden wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>> I think the below just about says it all:
>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.commandprompt.com/images/mammoth_versus_dolphin_500.j
>>>>>pg
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>Not exactly the kind of image I'd like to project, especially since
>>I care about dolphins (at least non-iconified dolphins)
>>
>>
>
>More to the point, why is it deemed necessary to equate PostgreSQL
>with MySQL? Constantly doing that creates the image that the two are
>somehow comparable products (and that PostgreSQL has an inferiority
>complex).
>
>BMW might compare its cars to Mercedes or other cars percieved to be
>in the "luxury class" but it would never compare them to Ford or
>Hyundai - to do so would create the impression that BMW and Hyundai
>are in the same class. PostgreSQL should do the same.
>
>I think the much more effective pitch is the dismissive one: sure, you
>can get a lot done with MySQL - it will probably work fine for many
>projects...Oh, but what about true transactions - are you ever going
>to need those? Or bulletproof reliability? Or true MVCC? Have you
>looked into the license restrictions? We just wanted you to know that
>when you run into these issues in MySQL, we'll be here for you.
>
>Meanwhile, if we want to pick a fight we should at least pick one with
>a database in our own class.
>
>Cheers,
>Steve
>
>
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