We have .org, Fujitsu, and lots of others. Basically Yahoo and others
use MySQL because they need a simple db for web-based apps, and chose
MySQL when PostgreSQL was not as stable years ago.
If you boss thinks MySQL is better for you, go ahead and use it. I
think you will be moving to PostgreSQL eventually anyway.
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Bruce wrote:
> We've got a raging debate going on now on whether we should move from a
> Foxpro back end to either PostgreSQL or MySQL.
>
> It's an accounting application and I feel that Postgres would be the better
> choice. Some other people (like my boss) thinks that MySQL would be better
> choice. His reasoning is that MySQL gets more publicity so it must be
> better. He says that since the Sabre airline reservation system and Yahoo
> run with MySQL, they are the best. Period.
>
> I'm sure Postgres has a couple prestige organizations that use database. If
> I could come up with some big names, I'm pretty sure we could make everyone
> into believers. Unfortunately, the only thing close to a "name" on the
> website is the company BSAF.
>
> Do you know any other well-known names?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Bruce
>
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