On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Katie Ward wrote: > > <flame on> > > In all honesty, I do not *want* Windows people to think that they're not > > running on the "poor stepchild" platform. If we go down that path, > > they'll start trying to run production databases on Windows, and then > > we'll get blamed for the instability of the platform, not to mention > > the likelihood that it ignores Unix semantics for fsync() and suchlike > > critical primitives. > > > > I have no objection to there being a Windows port that people can use > > to do SQL-client development on their laptops. But let us please not > > confuse this with an industrial-strength solution; nor give any level > > of support that might lead others to make such confusion. > > > > The MySQL guys made the right choice here: they don't want to buy into > > making Windows a grade-A platform, either. > > <flame off> > > > > regards, tom lane > > Wow. I've been listening to the pros and cons for a while, and they've been > really interesting. However, to assume without ever using the native > Windows port that it is automatically a "poor stepchild" is unbelievable. > > I believe that the port, as submitted, can be used as an industrial-strength > solution. I challenge you all to prove me wrong, but until you do, please > lay off the assumptions.
The only assumption I see being made here is this: "I believe that the port, as submitted, can be used as an industrial-strength solution." I see no evidence to support this claim. If you have this evidence, feel free to share it with the rest of us. Vince. -- Fast, inexpensive internet service 56k and beyond! http://www.pop4.net/ http://www.meanstreamradio.com http://www.unknown-artists.com Internet radio: It's not file sharing, it's just radio. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
