| From: | Fred Moyer <fred(at)redhotpenguin(dot)com> |
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| To: | elein <elein(at)varlena(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Jeff Frost <jeff(at)frostconsultingllc(dot)com>, Githogori wa Nyangara-Murage <githogori(at)yahoo(dot)com>, SF Postgres <sfpug(at)postgresql(dot)org>, githogori <githogori(at)siliconbazaar(dot)com> |
| Subject: | Re: PostgreSQL @ Linux World - a very successful Harambee!! |
| Date: | 2005-08-07 22:12:32 |
| Message-ID: | 42F68750.9030104@redhotpenguin.com |
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elein wrote:
> WRT the questions, they are all over the map. Here are
> some common examples:
>
> Why should I use postgres instead of mysql?
> -- MySQL is not a relational database system per codds rules.
> If you want referential, data and transactional integrity
> use PostgreSQL. Besides, they are not really our competition.
> Oracle and DB2 are.
Here's one I get asked a lot. Why should I use postgresql instead of
mysql-innodb?
My answer there is while innodb offers some advantages that postgresql
does also, it doesn't
have the support and development community that PostgreSQL does.
- Fred
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