Re: What can we learn from MySQL? - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Alexey Borzov
Subject Re: What can we learn from MySQL?
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Msg-id 4088F45F.5040200@cs.msu.su
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In response to Re: What can we learn from MySQL?  (Jeff Davis <jdavis-pgsql@empires.org>)
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Hi!

Jeff Davis wrote:
>>My question is, "What can we learn from MySQL?"  I don't know there is
>>anything, but I think it makes sense to ask the question.
>
> One common thing people talk about is ease of use. However that puzzles
> me, since it takes all of (about) three commands to install postgresql
> and log into the database for the first time. I use debian, so it
> amounts to "apt-get install", su to "postgres" and "psql template1".

"Ease of use" == "I would like to install it on my precious-s-s win*
without this horrible Cygwin"

No more, no less.

> One very legitimate concern is the PostgreSQL site's search
> functionality. I really like php.net, and I think MySQL tries to make
> their website like PHP's. That requires manpower, and we've already
> discussed that on this list.

"discussed" is good, but where's that "manpower"?


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