From: | Leandro Guimarães Faria Corsetti Dutra <lgcdutra(at)terra(dot)com(dot)br> |
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To: | pgsql-cygwin(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: PostgreSQL and Cygwin as production database |
Date: | 2002-04-17 06:45:32 |
Message-ID: | 3CBD1A0C.1070103@terra.com.br |
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Steve Slatcher wrote:
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> I am not sure how relevant it is to this forum, but because it has come up a
Indeed, I just forgot this is for people who have already decided to
run PostgreSQL on CygWin.
> couple of times.... It is because there *may* be a requirement to run Windows
> apps on the same machine. And because the staff supporting it are more
A machine capable of running GNU/Linux or *BSD is cheap enough, and
MS Windows is bad enough at multiprogramming for one to avoid it
altogether for DBMSs. I see no possible compelling reasons for
denying PostgreSQL a POSIX OS.
> the background for my question. My current feeling is that there probably
> *are* better solutions than Cygwin/PostrgreSQL.
If you're really married to MS Windows, I think Interbase and
Firebird have w32 native versions. You may want to check if SAPdb
also do.
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