Re: Which database part 2 - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Sean Chittenden
Subject Re: Which database part 2
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Msg-id 20030614201249.GD97131@perrin.int.nxad.com
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In response to Re: Which database part 2  (Kaarel <kaarel@future.ee>)
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> >Now, one question: why do you keep on asking questions about MySQL? Can't
> >you just download PostgreSQL 7.3.2, pgAdmin3 and PhpPgAdmin 3.0 and make
> >your own opinion?
>
> Hey I thougth there's no penalty for asking. Or is it that these are
> _my_ questions that are generating the most traffic in advocacy list?
>
> OK that one was ment to be a joke or whatever.
>
> Actually PostgreSQL sympathizes more to me than MySQL. However I
> don't have that much experience with them to convince someone to use
> PostgreSQL. When my boss is convinced that MySQL is almost as fast
> as Oracle then it won't help to say "but I like PostgreSQL".

Simply put, PostgreSQL _is_ faster than Oracle, not almost faster.
Check the archives, there are many many testaments that concur with
PostgreSQL being faster.

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Sean Chittenden

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