>>>>> "John" == John Meyer <john.l.meyer@xxxxxxxxx> writes: John> I'd say fine, but why discuss the flaws of MySQL on a PostgreSQL list? John> If you want to correct it, why not put that flaw on a MySQL list. And John> yes, I agree, there is a difference between pointing out a legitimate John> flaw and simply bashing for bashing's sake. It's a valid discussion here (although better on -advocacy), because it helps me have the right facts to present to clients about whether they should stay with a legacy database in MySQL vs upgrading to a modern PostgreSQL. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <merlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training!