shells and bells

[rpeterson at yellowbank.com (Ron Peterson)]

I'd have to agree with Mike on this one.  MySQL isn't free software. 
MySQL doesn't support transactions.  MySQL doesn't support referential
integrity constraints (to be fair, PostgreSQL has only added this
feature in 7.0, which is still a release candidate).  PostgreSQL has a
lot of additional data types, and is closer to SQL92 compliance (no
database is fully compliant).

I've heard people say MySQL can handle higher loads, but I suspect this
is simply because it avoids the overhead costs associated with
transaction processing, row locking, etc.

The PostgreSQL team has been firing on all cylinders recently.  They
have a lot of momentum, and a great product.  Plus the elephant logo is
cool.

All else considered, I think MySQL's licensing restrictions give me the
most pause.

-Ron-


Oommen Thomas wrote:
> 
> MySQL too is equally good.
> 
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> Oommen
> 
> On Wed, 3 May 2000, Mike Bilow wrote:
> 
> <mikebw>If you love vi, you'll love csh.  Otherwise, stick with bash.
> <mikebw>
> <mikebw>If you want a free SQL database on Linux, use PostgreSQL and do not waste
> <mikebw>time with any of the other stuff floating around.  PostgreSQL is the only
> <mikebw>free SQL server which has essential features such as on-line backup and
> <mikebw>transaction support.  You can access PostgreSQL from nearly any language,
> <mikebw>and there is support for C/C++, Perl, Python, and Java among many others.
> <mikebw>There is a "psql" tool which allows manual manipulation of the database,
> <mikebw>such as creation of tables and definitions of schemas, but it actually
> <mikebw>will allow issuing any query.  See http://www.postgresql.org/ for info.
> <mikebw>
> <mikebw>-- Mike
> <mikebw>
> 
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