> So you are a real professional. When asking this question, my concern was that
> many sofware companies now communicate using "buzzwords" like "speed",
> "transactions", "replication", etc... in order to impress end-users and
> financial investors.
I wouldn't say professional...or I wouldn't be asking all these
questions here. I know what are transactions, replication, table, view
etc and the syntax of them but I really lack practical experience. So
for me the best way to get to know the main differences between
PostgreSQL and MySQL was to read articles and ask mailing list. And
thanks to all of you I now have a lot more knwoledge than I had a week
ago :)
Kaarel