Re: PostgreSQL vs. SQL Server, Oracle

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
Cc: "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jim(at)nasby(dot)net>, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org, Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>, Kaare Rasmussen <kaare(at)jasonic(dot)dk>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL vs. SQL Server, Oracle
Date: 2006-10-12 21:46:13
Message-ID: 452EB7A5.4080403@commandprompt.com
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>> Not only that, but I think the very last answer really hit the nail
>> on the head when it comes to MySQL and PostgreSQL: there's no need
>> to take MySQL's trade-offs for even your light-weight applications.
>
> True.
>
>> The reality is, very few companies are willing to bet their a..erm,
>> donkey ;) on PostgreSQL... yet.
>
> I think this was true two years ago, but just about anybody here can
> name a whole bunch of outfits (and probably is not allowed to name
> others) that bet the farm on PostgreSQL. :)

Shhhhhhhhhhhhh! You will get me in trouble.

Joshua D. Drake

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