Re: Re: Re: Getting started with Postgres or MySQL

2007-02-02 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 09:10:27PM -0500, Angelo Bertolli wrote: > > But you're coming from an angle where people know or must learn all of > that just before they're able to even start. Don't you see how not > having to learn that is faster for some people? > Ever have to share the road with so

Re: Re: Getting started with Postgres or MySQL

2007-02-01 Thread Angelo Bertolli
Ron Johnson wrote: > That splatting noise is my hurl splatting onto the opposite wall. > > Remind me never to hire you. > > Are you sure you don't work for Microsoft? Or maybe you're an MCSE? > > It's confirmed. You *are* an MCSE. For that I may implement my next database with MySQL (instead of

Re: Re: Re: Getting started with Postgres or MySQL

2007-02-01 Thread Angelo Bertolli
Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 01:16:18PM -0500, Angelo Bertolli wrote: > >> (2) MySQL is a shorter learning curve for new users >> >> > What? In what way? Learning to develop against MySQL is no harder or > easier than learning to develop against PostgreSQL (besides

Re: Re: Getting started with Postgres or MySQL

2007-02-01 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 04:37:39PM -0500, Angelo Bertolli wrote: > > The fundamental difference is licensing. If Windows was open source, I > certainly wouldn't bother disagreeing with them if they specified which > users would benefit more from Windows. And on that issue MySQL wins > because

Re: Re: Getting started with Postgres or MySQL

2007-02-01 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 01:16:18PM -0500, Angelo Bertolli wrote: > > (1) MySQL is shown to be faster in a single-user environment than > Postgres, especially with complicated SELECT statements > IIRC, this does not hold for transactional tables. So, we are back to the "if you don't care about y

Re: Re: Getting started with Postgres or MySQL

2007-02-01 Thread Angelo Bertolli
Ron Johnson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/01/07 12:16, Angelo Bertolli wrote: I've been debating whether or not to make a comment on this discussion, but it finally got to me. I think you're being way too hard on MySQL considering the fact that this question ori

Re: Re: Getting started with Postgres or MySQL

2007-02-01 Thread Angelo Bertolli
I've been debating whether or not to make a comment on this discussion, but it finally got to me. I think you're being way too hard on MySQL considering the fact that this question originated from the idea of using a database backend for OpenOffice.org. Yeah, I didn't like "MySQL is definitel