2007/2/24, Joshua D. Drake <jd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
Ron Johnson wrote: > On 02/24/07 11:00, Tom Lane wrote: >>> "Tomi N/A" <hefest@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >>>> ...which made me think: postgresql aims at the same (or very similar) >>>> clients and use cases as Oracle, DB2 and MSSQL. I pose the question >>>> from an advocacy standpoint: why doesn't postgresql hold a world >>>> record of some sort (except performance/price)? >>> Certified TPC tests are *expensive* to run. If you search the PG >>> archives for "TPC" you will probably find some relevant prior >>> discussions. > > What about non-certified tests? > > Or has the TPC copyrighted/licensed/whatever the tests, so that you > can only publish certified results? You can not publish TPC tests without a TPC fee :). However there are plenty of other tests such as dbt2 and odbcbench that can give you comparable and free results.
I mentioned a TPC test as an example: any kind of (well known) "standard" test would do. I guess it goes without saying anyone running such a test would do well to send word to the mailing list with a URL to the results. :) t.n.a.
