Re: Slashdot discussion

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
Cc: PostgreSQL-general <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Date: 2000-07-10T22:39:21Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
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> Bruce Momjian writes:
> 
> > OK, thanks to the www.phpbuilder.com PostgreSQL/MySQL comparison, there
> > is another PostgreSQL/MySQL thread on shashdot.org.  Looks interesting,
> > and of course, we are looking good too.
> 
> Is anyone else noticing this: Everytime this sort of thing comes up a
> number of people invariably tell that they are using MySQL because it's
> easier to install, and that PostgreSQL is difficult ("a pain") to install.
> 
> I've studied the MySQL installation instructions, and they don't strike me
> as inherently simpler. Is it only perception, or what can we do better?

I am confused by this also.

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