Re: Postgres v MySQL 5.0 - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: Postgres v MySQL 5.0
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Msg-id 1163198399.6530.31.camel@localhost.localdomain
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In response to Re: Postgres v MySQL 5.0  (Lukas Kahwe Smith <smith@pooteeweet.org>)
Responses Re: Postgres v MySQL 5.0  (Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net>)
Re: Postgres v MySQL 5.0  ("Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg@turnstep.com>)
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> Now the question is, do you guys really want to put in that much effort?
> I am all for making as much things as easy as sensible. But imho
> PostgreSQL is best served if you guys focus on what has distingished it
> from MySQL. And that is providing a platform with superior SQL standards
> completeness and compliance. And extensible framework that promotes user
> choice over one size fits all defaults.
>

I am still wondering why the PostgreSQL *community* is trying to compete
with the MySQL *Corporation*.

Joshua D. Drake



> regards,
> Lukas
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