Re: Resources for Postgres and MySQL comparison presentation?

We switched from MySQL to PostgreSQL at Redfin. Here are a couple posts
from some other developers (perhaps a little dated and/or naive, but
potentially helpful).

http://blog.redfin.com/devblog/2008/02/mysql_to_postgres.html

http://blog.redfin.com/devblog/2007/11/elephant_versus_dolphin_which_is_faster_which_is_smarter.html

-Mose

On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Brian Ghidinelli <brian(at)pukkasoft(dot)com>wrote:

>
> Josh Berkus wrote:
>
>> Where is the conference?
>>
>
> It's cf.Objective() in Minneapolis, a conference for ColdFusion/Java
> developers in May.
>
> My advice is *not* to try to convince people. Instead, just say, "here's
>> the things which PostgreSQL is good for, and the reasons why you'd want to
>> use it." Trying to convince people PostgreSQL is "better" just gets their
>> back up.
>>
>
> That's the tack I'm taking, but we *are* trying to convince them. :)
>
> Dennis Clark wrote:
>
>> MySQL:� GPL 2.0.� Free but with some very strict obligations.
>> PostgreSQL:� BSD 2.0.� Free and with very simple obligations.
>>
>
> Thanks Dennis - I had touched on the PG license but hadn't specifically
> compared it to MySQLs!
>
> Is there a repo of people who have switched from MySQL to PG? I have seen
> the "who is using" list that includes Hi5, etc, but there aren't really many
> details associated with it. A couple of off-the-cuff conversion stories
> with some numbers associated would be useful.
>
> Thanks for all of the feedback!
>
>
> Brian
>