Re: Thoughts on MySQL and InnoDB

From: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
To: pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
Cc: Chris Browne <cbbrowne(at)acm(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Thoughts on MySQL and InnoDB
Date: 2005-11-29 19:31:57
Message-ID: 200511291131.57868.josh@agliodbs.com
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Chris,

> Replacing InnoDB(tm), an engine "owned" by someone other than MySQL
> AB, with Berkeley DB, another engine also "owned" by someone other
> than MySQL AB, leaves MySQL AB potentially vulnerable to the same
> sorts of problems.

Yes, except that SleepyCat would be a *lot* more expensive than InnoBase.
In fact, I'd guess that Oracle could buy MySQL AB cheaper than they could
get SleepyCat.

--
--Josh

Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco

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