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Re: What so special about PostgreSQL and other RDBMS?

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From: Fred Emmott
Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 18:18
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Sarah Tanembaum 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?
> 
> Is PostgreSQL reliable enough to be used for high-end commercial
> application? Thanks

I would recommend MySQL if you are looking for an alternative. I know
nothing of PostgreSQL, but I know that MySQL is suitable for use as a
high-usage database.

Fred
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