On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 17:51, Tom Lane <tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > J Sisson <sisson.j@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> Granted, my knowledge of PostgreSQL (and even MSSQL) far surpasses my >> knowledge of MySQL, but if InnoDB has such amazing benefits as being >> crash safe, and even speed increases in some instances, why isn't >> InnoDB default? > > It *is* default in the most recent versions (5.5 and up). They saw > the light eventually. I wonder whether being bought out by Oracle > had something to do with that attitude adjustment ... Oracle has owned innodb for quite some time. MySQL didn't want to make themselves dependant on an Oracle controlled technology. That argument certainly went away when Oracle bought them - and I think that was the main reason. Not the "oracle mindset" or anything like that... -- Magnus Hagander Me: http://www.hagander.net/ Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/ -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance
