On Mon, 2003-07-21 at 23:13, Sean Chittenden wrote:
> > > Basically I was trying to say, "re-evaluate PostgreSQL if you tried
> > > it, but it wasn't quite fast enough and went with Oracle: we should be
> > > as fast if not faster and we're certainly cheaper."
> >
> > Why not say that?
> >
> > Sean Chittenden, PostgreSQL developer and DBA for <your employer>,
> > suggests, "If you tried PostgreSQL before and it wasn't quite fast
> > enough, and you went with Oracle, it's time to re-evaluate. We
> > should be just as fast if not faster, and we're certainly cheaper."
>
> For various legal reasons, if someone else stepped forward and wanted
> to attach their name to that quote, I'd feel a bit more comfortable.
> If no one does before we release, hit me up and I'll craft something
> that conveys that same meaning.
You can use my name if you like (Rod Taylor with InQuent Technologies
Inc.).
Recently we evaluated databases for our new system (major rewrite of
'flagship' product) and went with PostgreSQL, though we will be
maintaining some of the older Oracle based DBs for some time.
