Re: Why is MySQL more chosen over PostgreSQL?

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Adrian 'Dagurashibanipal' von Bidder" <avbidder(at)fortytwo(dot)ch>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Why is MySQL more chosen over PostgreSQL?
Date: 2002-07-30 15:30:49
Message-ID: 200207301530.g6UFUnF28461@candle.pha.pa.us
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Adrian 'Dagurashibanipal' von Bidder wrote:

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> [Still no cc:s please]
>
> On Tue, 2002-07-30 at 14:28, D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote:
> > * Adrian 'Dagurashibanipal' von Bidder <avbidder(at)fortytwo(dot)ch> [020730 08:01]:
> > > On Tue, 2002-07-30 at 13:46, D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote:
> > > > I think one of the values of it is that it is something that no one else
> > > > has. It distinguishes us.
> > >
> > > Coooool. Let's have the 'automatically phone KFC if developer works more
> > > than 8 hours non-stop' feature, *that* is something nobody else has.
> > > Yes. Cool.
> >
> > Excuse me all to hell but are you in the junior debating class or what?
>
> Sure, I was taking it to the extreme here (And I really am sorry if you
> felt offended by my remark). But I strongly feel that having a feature
> because 'it is something that no one else has. It distinguishes us.' is
> no justification at all.

I thought the KFC thing was very funny.

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