Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 15:39:47 +0100 From: Rasputin <rara.rasputin@virgin.net> To: Antony T Curtis <antony@abacus.co.uk> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Oracle, Message-ID: <20010510153947.A93543@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <3AFAA59F.FFA53737@abacus.co.uk>; from antony@abacus.co.uk on Thu, May 10, 2001 at 03:28:47PM %2B0100 References: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0105082028480.27974-100000@flanders.intelos.net> <003b01c0d872$733f8d30$060aa8c0@celery> <xzpzocliclr.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <15098.39238.25226.854963@guru.mired.org> <3AFAA59F.FFA53737@abacus.co.uk>
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* Antony T Curtis <antony@abacus.co.uk> [010510 15:30]: > Mike Meyer wrote: > > > > Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> types: > > > "JL" <jl@burghcom.com> writes: > Remember the purpose of MySQL: It is a fast, cheap and cheerful database > system for those who need something meatier than MSQL but not as fat as > PostgreSQL. Fair enough, but in that case it's hardly a replacement for Oracle. > It has it's niche. Just because it lacks feature XYZ doesn't mean it's > completely useless.... Well, half the Net seem to use it these days, so you're right there. It's worth pointing out that: PostgreSQL is BSD-licensed, whereas MySQL has the G** Virus. PostgreSQL seems to hsve a better reputation for stability, but MySQL is much more popular. for some inexplicable reason. I could draw parallels between 2 operating systems here, but I won't. -- As the poet said, "Only God can make a tree" -- probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on. -- Woody Allen Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns :: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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