Re: Slashdot discussion

From: Thomas <englim(at)pc(dot)jaring(dot)my>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: PostgreSQL-general <pgsql-general(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Slashdot discussion
Date: 2000-07-11 05:09:05
Message-ID: 396AABF1.655764A4@pc.jaring.my
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Bruce Momjian wrote:

> Just a comment on the Slashdot thread in general. I see us really
> gaining on MySQL. Every month we get farther. Our rate of improvement
> means we should leave them in the dust in 1-2 years.
>
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Do you think it's a good idea to turn fsync off by default? I think most
first-time users will not know about turning fsync off when comparing
PostgreSQL and MySQL, and mistakenly judge PostgreSQL's slowness.

Regards,
Thomas.

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