hi,
I am the OP.
With due respect to everyone (and sincere apologies to Richard Broersma), my intention was not to create a thread about MySQL/Oracle's business practices.
It was about the technical discussion on Highscalability - I have been trying to wrap my head around the concept of multiple core scaling for Postgres, especially beyond 8 core (like Scott's Magny Coeurs example). My doubt arises from whether Postgres depends on the kernel scheduler for multiple CPU/core utilization.
If that is the case, then does using FreeBSD vs Linux give rise to any differences in scaling?
Is it something that should be benchmarked ?
thanks
-Sandeep