Thread: PostgreSQL more popular than MySQL?
Richard Huxton just sent me this interesting piece: http://markmail.blogspot.com/2008/02/postgresql-more-traffic-than-mysql-and.html -- Dave Page EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Oracle-compatible database company
cool :) > -----Original Message----- > From: pgsql-advocacy-owner@postgresql.org > [mailto:pgsql-advocacy-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Dave Page > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 1:14 PM > To: pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org > Subject: [pgsql-advocacy] PostgreSQL more popular than MySQL? > > Richard Huxton just sent me this interesting piece: > http://markmail.blogspot.com/2008/02/postgresql-more-traffic-t > han-mysql-and.html > > > -- > Dave Page > EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com The > Oracle-compatible database company > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq >
On February 21, 2008 07:14:23 am Dave Page wrote: > Richard Huxton just sent me this interesting piece: > http://markmail.blogspot.com/2008/02/postgresql-more-traffic-than-mysql-and >.html somebody should slashdot / digg this ;-) robert
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 12:14:23PM +0000, Dave Page wrote: > Richard Huxton just sent me this interesting piece: > http://markmail.blogspot.com/2008/02/postgresql-more-traffic-than-mysql-and.html Very interesting, indeed. I don't know how the mysql community works, but could it be that they use web forums rather than mailinglists? Or it could be just that our community is more active. Which really doesn't surprise me a bit. But the difference is lreally large, so it might be more than one reason.. //Magnus
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 12:22 PM, Robert Bernier <robert.bernier5@sympatico.ca> wrote: > On February 21, 2008 07:14:23 am Dave Page wrote: > > Richard Huxton just sent me this interesting piece: > > http://markmail.blogspot.com/2008/02/postgresql-more-traffic-than-mysql-and > >.html > > somebody should slashdot / digg this ;-) Nicely volunteered that man! -- Dave Page EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Oracle-compatible database company
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 7:14 AM, Dave Page <dpage@pgadmin.org> wrote: > Richard Huxton just sent me this interesting piece: > http://markmail.blogspot.com/2008/02/postgresql-more-traffic-than-mysql-and.html Definitely cool... but the subject is certainly a jump from the data presented. There's many things which contribute significantly to the difference in numbers, such as -hackers and -patches which are non-user-related and have almost no equivalent in the MySQL community. Similarly, MySQL has no equivalent to -advocacy, which I would say is primarily driven by PostgreSQL contributors, not users. Likewise, it appears there are several lists missing from the MySQL list. Regardless, it does present an interesting picture. -- Jonah H. Harris, Sr. Software Architect | phone: 732.331.1324 EnterpriseDB Corporation | fax: 732.331.1301 499 Thornall Street, 2nd Floor | jonah.harris@enterprisedb.com Edison, NJ 08837 | http://www.enterprisedb.com/
> There's many things which contribute significantly to the difference > in numbers, such as -hackers and -patches which are non-user-related > and have almost no equivalent in the MySQL community. Similarly, Also, as I'm sure we'd hear if this were Slashdotted, people may think that "this is just proof that PostgreSQL is harder to use than MySQL..." I.E. MySQL is so easy that there are less people asking questions. Cheers, -J
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 2:52 PM, Jonah H. Harris <jonah.harris@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 7:14 AM, Dave Page <dpage@pgadmin.org> wrote: > > Richard Huxton just sent me this interesting piece: > > http://markmail.blogspot.com/2008/02/postgresql-more-traffic-than-mysql-and.html > > Definitely cool... but the subject is certainly a jump from the data presented. Yuh, I'm well aware of that. Just trying to wake people up :-) -- Dave Page EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Oracle-compatible database company
Jonah H. Harris wrote: > On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 7:14 AM, Dave Page <dpage@pgadmin.org> wrote: >> Richard Huxton just sent me this interesting piece: >> http://markmail.blogspot.com/2008/02/postgresql-more-traffic-than-mysql-and.html > > Definitely cool... but the subject is certainly a jump from the data presented. I would say it isn't really that big a jump - a more active community grows from and reflects a more popular product. > There's many things which contribute significantly to the difference > in numbers, such as -hackers and -patches which are non-user-related > and have almost no equivalent in the MySQL community. Similarly, > MySQL has no equivalent to -advocacy, which I would say is primarily > driven by PostgreSQL contributors, not users. Well (at markmail archives) mysql has 25 active lists and postgresql has 30 yet we have almost twice as many messages as mysql. I would disregarding the total messages since 1999 (particularly since mysql has shown a fairly constant rate of messages a month - dropping slightly - where postgresql has picked up in more recent years) The stats do show some interesting points though. Mysql has a fairly constant level of messages since 1999 - average would appear to be dropping slightly. Postgresql activity has risen considerably since 1999. (around 1000 messages a month in 1999 to 8000 a month now) Currently mysql lists have 149 messages a day and postgresql has 294. This would indicate a much more active community and shows that postgresql has increased in popularity whereas mysql has remained fairly stagnant. It does raise another point - If mysql is so popular where do the mysql users discuss issues and get help? forums maybe? has anyone done (or think they can do) a similar stat gathering from forum discussions? Or do mysql users just buy books and tech support where postgresql users talk to and help each other... PostgreSQL.org - where you get a big helpful community along with the best database on the planet. PostgreSQL.org - where you get more than just a great database. -- Shane Ambler pgSQL (at) Sheeky (dot) Biz Get Sheeky @ http://Sheeky.Biz