On 6/15/2013 12:10 AM, Weaver wrote:
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And to digress a little, it might be an idea to firm up policy around
database generally while we are at it.
I'm sick of installing this package and this one and that and the other,
then looking up at the end of the install to find that mysql, postgresql,
firebird, and two or three other database structures have all been pulled
in as dependencies.
Surely we can make things a little tidier than that.
Is it really so hard to settle policy on one database - Postgresql? - then
modify Debian packages, including LibreOffice, for that.
Cheers!
Weaver
A nice idea, and I agree it's a good thought. But which one? MySQL and
MariaDB have been talked about; you mention PostgreSQL. How about
Oracle or DB2? Not open source, but much more advanced than the others
with free versions available. What about others out there?
The problem is, each database has its own API; not even the SQL is
completely compatible. Each database has its advantages and
disadvantages - which is why there are more than one database available.
But most importantly, each database has its own fans and detractors; no
matter which one you choose, a lot of people will be unhappy.
Jerry
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