Re: [GENERAL] Oracle buys Innobase

From: Jeff Davis <jdavis-pgsql(at)empires(dot)org>
To: Martín Marqués <martin(at)bugs(dot)unl(dot)edu(dot)ar>
Cc: pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org, Chris Travers <chris(at)metatrontech(dot)com>
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Oracle buys Innobase
Date: 2005-10-16 23:35:23
Message-ID: 4352E3BB.5030607@empires.org
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Martín Marqués wrote:
> El Dom 16 Oct 2005 13:48, Jeff Davis escribió:
>
>>If not, what's the advantage to MySQL using FirebirdSQL as opposed to,
>>say, PostgreSQL?
>
>
> I think it's stupid to even think about an emmbedded PostgreSQL in MySQL. The
> advantage of using InnoDB emmbeded in MySQL is that the former doesn't,
> AFAIK, an SQL languaje. So Innodb gives transaction and RI, and MySQL gives
> an SQL languaje.
>
> Now, what would MySQL give PostgreSQL?
>

That was my point. FirebirdSQL already provides the SQL language, so
what does MySQL offer that FirebirdSQL doesn't?

Regards,
Jeff Davis

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