> So far I haven't seen any real flames or insults thrown about > yet - no MYsql will kill your puppy threads at all. There > can be rigourous discussion without insults being thrown and > so far that's all I've seen. No, but it WILL kill your data, if the DB is big enough and has been in use long enough.. speaking from personal experience *weep* ;-) I used to think mysql was great while I was learning SQL, because it was free, unbloated, and easy to use. But I think one grows out of it for larger and more complex projects... Postgres' larger set of features and sophisticated locking become invaluable. I know (from reading this list) that people sometimes have trouble with PGSQL, but quite honestly I found that after I had read the Postgresql docs in their entirety, everything "fit" and seemed intuitive. (I found it not unlike the feeling of becoming a FreeBSD user after having used linux...) For the project as a whole I guess its a matter of killing off the genuine FUD with one hand, and fixing the areas in Postgres that MySQL does have genuinely have an advantage, with the other hand. - Andrew ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html
