Re: Why PostgreSQL? - Mailing list pgsql-general

Here is the presentation I use for managers:

    http://candle.pha.pa.us/main/writings/pgsql/past_present_future.pdf

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Jason Hihn wrote:
> I just say it was started as a University project (nothing wrong with that),
> and eventually became viable (nothing wrong with that either). Then
> companies found it was viable and now participate in it's development
> (nothing wrong with that too!)
>
> My Boss, a rather traditional fellow and totally without grasp on Open
> Source Sid "If it's free it can't be worth anything, or there has to be a
> catch."
>
> It was the then history that brought him around.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of Carlos Moreno
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 2:22 PM
> To: adrapley@rapleyzone.com
> Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Why PostgreSQL?
>
>
> Derrick Rapley wrote:
>
> >
> >What I want to know is how can one persuade IT managers and decision makers
> >to go with PostgreSQL, when most probably haven't even heard of it?
> >
>
> Well, if they're into sick, cruel dark humor, you could tell them
> "see what happens to incompetent people like NASA for using
> MySQL?"
>
> I know, I know, bad and tasteless joke...
>
> Kidding aside, you could sell them the idea of the general
> benefits of open source software.  By far the two most
> popular opensource databases are PG and MySQL, and for
> anything more than toy applications (such as things for
> which one would consider Access), Postgres wins hands down --
> well, this world is a sad place, actually; I feel depressed
> to live in a world where Postgres wins a poll by just one
> vote against the worst crap that ever existed (MySQL) --
> besides Microsoft software, of course.
>
> Anyway, a technical comparison between PG and MySQL
> should convince even the most ignorant of the managers;
> Referential integrity  (GOD, what makes me really mad is
> that MySQL not only doesn't support referential integrity;
> they sell it as a feature, as if it was a good thing!!
> GOD!! Have those people EVER taken a databases course??!!);
> sub-queries is also an extremely important feature that
> MySQL lacks (last time I checked, at least)
>
> So, if they buy the idea of open source, then it shouldn't
> be too hard to convince them to choose PG -- despite MySQL
> being one of the hot keywords when talking about open
> source ...  again, this world is such a depressing place
> :-(
>
> Carlos
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