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From:
pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Wang, Mary Y Hi, I'm
trying to find some write-ups about the differences between Postgres and
MySql. A lot of stuff showed up on Google, but most of them are
old. I
saw this wiki over here http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Why_PostgreSQL_Instead_of_MySQL_2009 and
plan to watch a recent webcast on PostgreSQL vs. MySQL that was offered by
EnterpriseDB. Are
there any other most recent summaries on the differences between
Postgres and MySql? >> An extremely important difference is the license structure: MySQL is either GPL or commercial. If your project is GPL open
source then you can use the GPL version but if not and it is a commercial
project then you must purchase a commercial license. PostgreSQL is Berkeley licensed and so you can use it with
impunity for any sort of project without the need to purchase a license. They are both nice, mature software tools and either would be
suitable for doing something like setting up a web site. << |
