Re: MySQL vs. PostgreSQL - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Alex Rice
Subject Re: MySQL vs. PostgreSQL
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Msg-id F4AC5BBA-983D-11D6-84CA-0030653DEAA0@arc.to
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In response to Re: MySQL vs. PostgreSQL  (Philip Hallstrom <philip@adhesivemedia.com>)
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On Monday, July 15, 2002, at 03:29  PM, Philip Hallstrom wrote:

> I think what people need educating on is that *once* you've grown beyond
> mysql there is another open source (ie. free) database you can move to
> instead of shelling out $$$ for oracle and friends.
>
> That is postgresql's market.. at least in my mind.

I'm not suggesting they should not use MySQL at  all. I've used MySQL a
lot in the past, and don't regret it. But how will they know when they
have grown beyond Mysql? ...

I just noticed Robert Treat's followup on exactly this. I think we are
all agreeing.

Alex Rice, Software Developer
Architectural Research Consultants, Inc.
alex_rice@arc.to
alrice@swcp.com



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