Re: [GENERAL] Oracle buys Innobase

From: Andrew Sullivan <ajs(at)crankycanuck(dot)ca>
To: pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Oracle buys Innobase
Date: 2005-10-18 15:04:57
Message-ID: 20051018150457.GC3441@phlogiston.dyndns.org
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On Sun, Oct 16, 2005 at 04:35:23PM -0700, Jeff Davis wrote:
> That was my point. FirebirdSQL already provides the SQL language, so
> what does MySQL offer that FirebirdSQL doesn't?

Why, compatibility with MySQL's dialect of SQL, of course. Who else
can accept '2005-02-30' as a date? ;-)

A

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