Hi, On Sat, 2002-12-14 at 13:26, mlw wrote:
> MySQL is an appalling database, but people use it, a lot! Why? Because > they really market it. They push it. They craft deceptive benchmarks > which show it is better. PostgreSQL doesn't even need to be deceptive. > <snip> > Furthermore, I think it would be very rewarding for everyone involved if > we could get some of the "street cred" that MySQL has. PostgreSQL *is* a > better database in almost every way. If MySQL virtually owns the open > source mind share for SQL databases, it is our fault. I do NOT like hearing about MySQL in this (these) list(s). PostgreSQL is not in the same category with MySQL. MySQL is for *dummies*, not database admins. I do not even call it a database. I have never forgotten my data loss 2,5 years ago; when I used MySQL for just 2 months!!! If we want to "sell" PostgreSQL, we should talk about, maybe, Oracle. I have never took care of MySQL said. I just know that I'm running PostgreSQL since 2,5 years and I only stopped it "JUST" before upgrades of PostgreSQL. It's just *working*; which is unfamiliar to MySQL users. I've presented about 28 seminars in last 12 months on PostgreSQL... In all of them, I always tried to avoid talking about MySQL. But always "hit" Oracle. I'm sick of hearing such sentences : "We paid $$$$ to Oracle, we hold 1 GB of data!". Even MySQL can hold that amount of data :-) Also, I have something to say about win32 port. I'm a Linux user. I'm happy that PostgreSQL does not have win32 version. If someone wants to use a real database server, then they should install Linux (or *bsd,etc). This is what Oracle offers,too. Native Windows support will cause some problems; such as some dummy windows users will begin using it. I do not believe that PostgreSQL needs native windowz support. So, hackers (I'm not a hacker) should decide whether PostgreSQL should be used widely in real database apps, or it should be used even by dummy users? I prefer the first one, if we want to compete with Oracle; not MySQL. Best regards, -- Devrim GUNDUZ TR.NET System Support Specialist [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html
