Re: PostgreSQL 8.1 vs. MySQL 5.0?

From: "Magnus Hagander" <mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net>
To: "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 19:07:38
Message-ID: 6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCE92E705@algol.sollentuna.se
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> > 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 ?

You can run PostgreSQL on Cygwin on Win98, I think.

But ifyou're running your database server on win98, you obviously don't
care much about your data :)

(PostgreSQL *client* tools and drivers run fine on Windows 98, btw)

//Magnus

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