Dustin Sallings wrote:
>
> On Thu, 24 Feb 2000, root wrote:
>
> # > I'm writing this email to you from a notebook. Running Linux. And Postgres.
> # > :-) So, it's already being done (Notebooks aren't the issue here, I believe
> # > it's an issue of OS choices).
> #
> # There're still some Windows'95 and Windows'98 users out there in the
> # world ...
>
> I'm not convinced that this is a reason to run a database server
> on it. I don't think anyone would complain if someone ported postgres to
> Windows, but it seems like a silly exercise. I've got a few macs around
> the house, but I'm in no way interested in using them as data servers.
>
Unless you want to store for example your contacts in an RDBMS on your
personal computer, instead of using MS-Outlook that uses an inefficient
storage format and no integrity checks.
You would in this case use the database server always just to service 1
client program.
Regards
Wim
