Re: Postgress and MYSQL - Mailing list pgsql-general

A good clean replication system is not available for bsd platforms as far as
I can tell, which is the preferred OS of choice for many PG installations.
I am playing around with Erserver, but the download has to be updated from
cvs or it won't even compile (corrupted file in the distribution).  It
appears to me at first glance that it is not actively being worked on,
although it may indeed work (I haven't had a chance to fully configure/test
it yet on freebsd 5).

The Erserver I downloaded is free, although I was confused also because I
found that same page that said it was $1000.  I'm still not sure if the
erserver I downloaded is the only version, or if there is a commercial
version?

Chris





----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Davies" <matt@mattdavies.net>
To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Postgress and MYSQL


> Quoting "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>:
>
> > >
> > Replication exists in multiple manners for PostgreSQL. There is Mammoth
> > replicator (our product),
> > ErServer (pgsql.com's product), dbmirror, Rserv, and pgCluster.
>
> What I meant was integrated replication. When adding more layers to the
database
> there is yet one more possible mechanism for failure at some point. I
don't
> know about you, but Murphy always bites me in the butt. In addition, I
found
> your product VERY interesting, but it kinda puts me off that it is
starting at
> $1000. PG is free, MySQL is not (for my purposes) and costs ~$500 with
> everything in one tried and true package.
>
>
>
> > >
> > MySQL has what 19 million in the bank?
>
>  I only point out what the userbase is feeling. I have never been attacked
as an
> idiot when using MySQL - I have always had helpful responses instead of
"RTFM"
> as I have seen and experienced here (and with qmail). To many people
starting
> the decision making process one looks at the type of support and how the
group
> makes you feel. You don't risk the company or project on potential
hostility.
>
> > >
> > >
> > This is very true. Perception is the key.
> >
>
> Again, I point out, PERCEPTION is the key. This can be done regardless of
the
> cash stash in the bank.
>
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Joshua D. Drake
> >
>
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