Good Morning Walter dont forget MySQL also has support for simple commands such as show databases show tables support for compiling and execution of Procedures in Postgres is nonexistent 99% of SQL code in either Oracle and MySQL DB's are written in Procedures..trying to port that to Postgres is a very long and tedious uphill climb Comments? Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "walterbyrd" <walterbyrd@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 9:34 AM Subject: Re: Sun acquires MySQL > > > IsMySQLa direct competitor to Oracle? For the people who usemysql, > > > mostly smaller websites, oracle is not a realistic option. > > > > Smaller? Did you mean Larger? > > > > I think what I mean is less mission critical. I have never heard of a > bank using MySQL as their main database system. > > My point is, it does not seem to me that Oracle and MySQL compete head > to head. Most people who use Oracle would not consider MySQL for > anything critical. And most people who use MySQL would not consider > Oracle. For now, I think the two products target different markets. Of > course, that could change. > > Before Sun acquired MySQL, I suspected that MySQL would be squeezed > between PostgreSQL and SQLite. > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
