From: | Sean Chittenden <sean(at)chittenden(dot)org> |
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To: | Shridhar Daithankar <shridhar_daithankar(at)persistent(dot)co(dot)in> |
Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Are we losing momentum? |
Date: | 2003-04-15 18:29:49 |
Message-ID: | 20030415182949.GD79923@perrin.int.nxad.com |
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> > Regardless, I'm still of the opinion that if you build it, they
> > will come -- particularly costly features like replication, PITR,
> > etc. But maybe that is what the BSDs say about Linux?
>
> That is an unfair comparison. The technical differences between BSD
> and linux are not as much as postgresql and mysql. Besides what is
> the parallel of SQL standard in OS world? POSIX? And both BSD/linux
> are doing fine sitting next to each other on that.
>
> After porting my small application in less than half an hour from
> linux to freeBSD and vice versa, I really do not agree with that
> comment. Not even in the spirit of it.
Yes, that is the joy of POSIX, ANSI, SUS, SUSv2, XPG*, etc. The
differences in the OS aren't visible at the user level and shouldn't
be (beyond the layout/management). That said, standards are great,
but all select()/poll() calls weren't created equal, just like all
SELECT statements weren't created equal. -sc
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Sean Chittenden
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