Re: PostgreSQL vs Oracle vs DB2 vs MySQL - Which should I use?

Stephen Livesey <ste@exact3ex.co.uk> wrote:
>Please could someone explain what are the major differences between
>PostgreSQL, Oracle 8i, DB2 and MySQL.

Of these, MySQL lacks a number of features associated with "serious"
database development; see e.g.
http://openacs.org/philosophy/why-not-mysql.html

The major difference between PostgreSQL and Oracle 8i or DB2 is that
PostgreSQL is free software. All of them are deployed for serious
application development.

HTH,
Ray
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