> >After it's all said and done, I would rather someone simply say, "it's > >beyond my skill set", and attempt to get help or walk away. That seems > >better than them being able to run it and say, "it's a dog", spreading > >word-of-mouth as such after they left PostgreSQL behind. Worse yet, > >those that do walk away and claim it performs horribly are probably > >doing more harm to the PostgreSQL community than expecting someone to be > >able to install software ever can. > > > <RANT> > > And that my friends is why PostgreSQL is still relatively obscure.
Dude - I hang out on PHPBuilder's database forums and you wouldn't believe how often the "oh, don't use Postgres, it has a history of database corruption problems" thing is mentioned. Chris ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster