Re: Any Plans for cross database queries on the same server?

From: Ron Johnson <ron(dot)l(dot)johnson(at)cox(dot)net>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Any Plans for cross database queries on the same server?
Date: 2007-01-31 12:40:27
Message-ID: 45C08E3B.7070003@cox.net
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On 01/30/07 23:46, Paul Lambert wrote:
> Richard Troy wrote:
>>
>> [snip] My observation is that we have a real shortage of
>> quality
[snip]
>> Meanwhile, what Operating Systems ARE _today_ reliable choices
>> upon which to run your Postgres datababse engine? [snip]
>
> <Insert another plug for an OpenVMS port here>
>
> Aside from the fact that HP's upper management don't appear to be
> aware of the existance of OpenVMS, it's a system that it hard to
> find fault with. On the alpha chip anyway... the Itanium is
> another story. It would be a very reliable choice on which to run
> a high-availability database

If PostgreSQL is a typical Unix app and relies on forking lots of
children, then I don't think it would run well on VMS. The two (Unix
vs VMS) process models are very different, and LIB$SPAWN is very
expensive.

> As for your young people don't know any better comment... I'm a
> young 25 years of age, and I know much greener pastures than
> Weenblows or Unix. ;)

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