Well if anyone would look at rawhide(0704), you will see that mysql is
in there.  I actually installed this version today.  Nice work on
getting Xconfigurator to handle 4.0.1.

"Mike A. Harris" wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Joe Brenner wrote:
> 
> >> PostgreSQL is more of a full featured database, MySQL is fast and light
> >> because its a "cut down" SQL server if you like
> >>
> >> For logging, MySQL would be more than sufficient in my limited database
> >> opinion
> >
> >But by the same token, PostgreSQL (with an excellent stable
> >version under the BSD license!) is also likely to be
> >sufficient.  Whatever speed advantage MySQL (with a GPL
> >version that is merely beta!) has is likely to be
> >irrelevant.
> 
> Sorry to have been the one to start a DB holy war everyone.  To
> be quite honest, I wanted MySQL to be included with RedHat simply
> because it is now GPL, and the name sounds way cooler.  Try it:
> 
> "My-Skwill"  It sounds like something that is "mine".  Doesn't it
> feel good to see it as your own?  Almost like they wrote it just
> for you.
> 
> "Post-gresskwill" just doesn't sound as cool.  We don't want
> programs with uncool sounding names getting in the way of Linux
> acceptance now do we?  I mean, what exactly is a "Postgre"
> anyways?  Not a sense of one-ness like MySQL provides, thats for
> sure!
> 
> So, on these grounds alone, I plead for MySQL to replace
> PostgreSQL in the dist.  After all, Linus himself recommends
> people use Linux just because it has a cool name.  (Snoop through
> ancient Linus postings to linux-kernel on deja.com...)
> 
> Well, take care...
> 
> TTYL
> 
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