Re: What so special about PostgreSQL and other RDBMS?

rkusenet wrote:

> "Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote
> 
> 


>>>Beside its an opensource and supported by community, what's the fundamental

>>>differences between PostgreSQL and those high-price commercial database (and

>>>some are bloated such as Oracle) from software giant such as Microsoft SQL

>>>Server, Oracle, and Sybase?

>>>

> 
> 
> Why postgresSQL?? Why don't u say that all RDBMS except Oracle is
> highly overrated

Because saying so wouldn't be true. There are documented security and recovery practices for all of the commercial RDBMS products. There are books, case studies, and years of experience from industry professionals supporting the fact that while they may be different ... they all work. The same can not be said for PostgreSQL. MySQL, in this regard, has a far better record.

Care to disagree? Fine. Provide the names of 5 major commercial installations of PostgreSQL.

I'll do it for the Oracle side.

1. Amazon.com
2. Mastercard
3. Visa
4. Federal Bureau of Investigation
5. Boeing Commercial Airplane Group
6. Bank of America
7. Washington Mutual Bank
8. American Express
9. Starbucks
10. Oracle Corporation

There ... gave you five more for free. If you've got something to talk about ... name names ... otherwise stop promoting freeware as though it was worth more than its price.

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