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Re: What so special about PostgreSQL and other RDBMS?

From: Sybrand Bakker <sybrandb_at_hccnet.nl>
Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 22:32:41 +0200
Message-ID: <ebvf901tgqjs242r1m5e8cm9439bgdgl24@4ax.com>


On Tue, 04 May 2004 19:03:35 GMT, Bricklen <bricklen-rem_at_yahoo.comz> wrote:

>Daniel Morgan wrote:
>>
>> PostgreSQL is highly overrated and not suitable for any environment
>> where little things like crash recovery and security are a priority.
>>
>In what sense is Postgresql overrrated?
>Have you used the newer versions of PG recently?
>
>Not to say that I'm advocating using PG for a "high-end commercial
>application", but I've been working with it for several months now,
>along with our Oracle db's, and it has served our needs well without
>failure. Obviously, Oracle has more going for it, but that's to be
>expected from a perennial market leader.
>
>...or were you just trying to start another flame war?
Wasn't thst what the OP was up to, making some negative observations about Oracle. If you subscribe to the Open Source Religion, why asking questions in the camp of the Enemy?

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
Received on Tue May 04 2004 - 15:32:41 CDT

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