| From: | Richard Welty <rwelty(at)averillpark(dot)net> |
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| To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Humor me: Postgresql vs. MySql (esp. licensing) |
| Date: | 2003-10-08 15:45:36 |
| Message-ID: | Mahogany-0.65.0-13767-20031008-114536.00@averillpark.net |
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On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 11:28:00 -0400 (EDT) John Wells <jb(at)sourceillustrated(dot)com> wrote:
> It's my opinion that we should be using PG, because of the full ACID
> support, and the license involved. A consultant my company hired before
> bringing me in is pushing hard for MySql, citing speed and community
> support, as well as ACID support.
you should also cite conformity to standards. MySQL is significantly
different from SQL standards in a number of regards. not that any are fully
conformant, but there are spots where MySQL is seriously "out there".
richard
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