| From: | jdassen(at)cistron(dot)nl (J(dot)H(dot)M(dot) Dassen (Ray)) |
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| To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: PostgreSQL vs Oracle vs DB2 vs MySQL - Which should I use? |
| Date: | 2001-02-12 20:54:49 |
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Stephen Livesey <ste(at)exact3ex(dot)co(dot)uk> wrote:
>Please could someone explain what are the major differences between
>PostgreSQL, Oracle 8i, DB2 and MySQL.
Of these, MySQL lacks a number of features associated with "serious"
database development; see e.g.
http://openacs.org/philosophy/why-not-mysql.html
The major difference between PostgreSQL and Oracle 8i or DB2 is that
PostgreSQL is free software. All of them are deployed for serious
application development.
HTH,
Ray
--
"The software `wizard' is the single greatest obstacle to computer literacy
since the Mac."
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