[ic] Rumors of MySQL demise greatly exaggerated ... (was: postgres vs mysql)

[Warren Odom]

<<I have just made my decision to use MySQL for a major project that was
still up in the air.>>

Interesting.  By contrast, today's discussion has tilted my opinion away
from MySQL and toward PostgreSQL, at least for larger projects.  Not because
MySQL is suppposedly dying (I know better than that), but because of the
comparison results reported by unbiased parties.

Oh, well, that's the beauty of choice.  This debate will probably never die
out.  I'm still interested in hearing of anyone else's experiences with one
or the other working with Interchange-especially if they have tried both.

           -- Warren


-----Original Message-----
From:	interchange-users-admin@lists.akopia.com
[mailto:interchange-users-admin@lists.akopia.com] On Behalf Of Mike Heins
Sent:	Thursday, January 18, 2001 1:01 PM
To:	interchange-users@lists.akopia.com
Subject:	Re: [ic] Rumors of MySQL demise greatly exaggerated ... (was:
postgres vs mysql)

Quoting Michael Widenius (monty@mysql.com):
> For many of the applications MySQL is used today, PostgreSQL is in
> practice way too slow!  I also know of situations where PostgreSQL is
> faster than MySQL, but this is a little beside the point;  The simple
> truth is that there is a need for many different databases and neither
> MySQL nor PostgreSQL can be best for all of these.
>

There you have it from the horses mouth. Monty is, of course, the creator
and lead developer for MySQL. It is doing well and will be so for many
moons to come. And I have just made my decision to use MySQL for a major
project that was still up in the air. 8-)

Best,
Mike
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