Re: Unanswered questions about Postgre

Joel Burton <jburton@scw.org>

From: "Joel Burton" <jburton@scw.org>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
Cc: <kislo@athenium.com>, <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Date: 2000-12-01T17:53:50Z
Lists: pgsql-general
> > What's nice about PostgreSQL is that, while it hasn't always had
> > every SQL92 feature (like outer joins, etc.), it seems to have less
> > legacy, nonstandard stuff wired in. :-)
> 
> Oh man, you have noooo idea.  PostgreSQL is legacy headquarters.  ;-)

Yes, yes, I know about *some* of them [8k limit springs to mind!] 
(C hackers no doubt no *lots* more.) But, in terms of, "as comes 
out in our SQL syntax", compared to Oracle, we're free and clear.

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Joel Burton, Director of Information Systems -*- jburton@scw.org
Support Center of Washington (www.scw.org)