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Poll: Databases for Linux

Marc G. Fournier <scrappy@hub.org> — 2000-03-01T04:02:44Z

As Jeff mentioned earlier today, there is a poll going on at
http://www.linux.com that asks:

Several high-quality databases are available for Linux.  Which database,
if any, does your company primarily use with its Linux servers?

Right now, PostgreSQL is lagging MySQL 21% to 48% ...

Who hasn't voted? :)  Get out there and make yourself heard, eh? 

Marc G. Fournier                   ICQ#7615664               IRC Nick: Scrappy
Systems Administrator @ hub.org 
primary: scrappy@hub.org           secondary: scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org

Re: [HACKERS] Poll: Databases for Linux

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> — 2000-03-01T04:20:17Z

> 
> As Jeff mentioned earlier today, there is a poll going on at
> http://www.linux.com that asks:
> 
> Several high-quality databases are available for Linux.  Which database,
> if any, does your company primarily use with its Linux servers?
> 
> Right now, PostgreSQL is lagging MySQL 21% to 48% ...
> 
> Who hasn't voted? :)  Get out there and make yourself heard, eh? 

Reading the web page recent comments, MySQL is getting blasted for lack
of features.  Glad to see it.  I think we have them on the run.  They
are not advancing at the same speed as PostgreSQL, so it is only a
matter of time.

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Re: [HACKERS] Poll: Databases for Linux

Oleg Broytmann <phd@phd.russ.ru> — 2000-03-01T09:20:35Z

On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, The Hermit Hacker wrote:
> As Jeff mentioned earlier today, there is a poll going on at
> http://www.linux.com that asks:
> 
> Several high-quality databases are available for Linux.  Which database,
> if any, does your company primarily use with its Linux servers?
> 
> Right now, PostgreSQL is lagging MySQL 21% to 48% ...
> 
> Who hasn't voted? :)  Get out there and make yourself heard, eh? 

   Yesterday I spent a few minutes trying to choose the DB to vote for. I
am using both Postgres and MySQL - different tasks require different
aproaches and solutions - and I am satisfied with both DBs. There are
niches for both of them.
   Finally I voted for Postgres - just because MySQL already has its votes :)

Oleg.
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