On Fri, 2003-09-19 at 02:06, Gregory S. Williamson wrote: > "Oracle = Saturn IV." ?!??? > > Perhaps they claim to be. More like a shuttle with pretensions. > Oracle was utterly unable to support our web site. And then
I'm surprised. There are many huge Oracle databases out there. > they wanted a truely preposterous sum for their wretched > software. How do you think Larry pays for his racing yachts? > Informix, on the other hand, has performed like, well, like a > Saturn [which, by the way, the US could not build again ... > apparently they lost the plans]. But it also costs a fair > bit o' pocket change. Who's want to build a 40-year-old rocket? > Now, maybe if we take a couple of Titan IIs and stack them on > top of each other ... Better is to take a bunch of Titan engines and make a big lift vehicle. > Greg Williamson > DBA GlobeXplorer LLC > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Lane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thu 9/18/2003 10:30 PM > To: scott.marlowe > Cc: Steve Crawford; Scott Holmes; PgSQL General ML > Subject: Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL versus MySQL > > "scott.marlowe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > ... Being honest and fair will win > > hearts and minds, and when they need the Saturn 4 instead of the Estes > > rocket, they'll remember who to come to. > > I like this analogy, though maybe you've overstretched. Perhaps: > > MySQL = Estes. Put in InnoDB, and you have a D engine ... but it's > still a model rocket. > > Postgres = Titan II. Can boost LEO missions or small interplanetary > probes. Never mind its ICBM heritage ;-) > > Oracle = Saturn IV. Can take you to the moon ... if you can afford > the price tag. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jefferson, LA USA Spit in one hand, and wish for peace in the other. Guess which is more effective... ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
