Received: from localhost (maia-1.hub.org [200.46.204.191]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B35CB9FB6A9; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:38:48 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.191]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 97342-02; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:38:44 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.4 X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.4 X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.4 X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.4 X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.4 Received: from main2.mycybernet.net (main2.mycybernet.net [209.222.63.140]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D33A09FAA6E; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:38:44 -0300 (ADT) Received: from 227-54-222-209.mycybernet.net ([209.222.54.227] helo=phlogiston.dydns.org) by main2.mycybernet.net with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1I0M7Z-00006j-Qd; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:38:37 -0400 Received: by phlogiston.dydns.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 5DD273F9E; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:38:32 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:38:32 -0400 From: Andrew Sullivan To: "Jonah H. Harris" Cc: Andrew Sullivan , Andreas Kostyrka , PFC , "Joshua D. Drake" , David Tokmatchi , pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org, pgsql-admin@postgresql.org, pgsql-novice@postgresql.org, pgsql-general@postgresql.org, pgsql-performance@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [GENERAL] [pgsql-advocacy] [PERFORM] Postgres VS Oracle Message-ID: <20070618183832.GI16665@phlogiston.dyndns.org> References: <36e682920706180910y519bc6a5h11e0ba56f45009ec@mail.gmail.com> <4676B7C7.6020801@kostyrka.org> <36e682920706181002i495f3fc3s2d55472e36a91b63@mail.gmail.com> <4676BE31.6040701@commandprompt.com> <4676C5DE.7010101@kostyrka.org> <20070618180928.GB16665@phlogiston.dyndns.org> <36e682920706181116n34de2d87i2566fb920be37909@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <36e682920706181116n34de2d87i2566fb920be37909@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200706/149 X-Sequence-Number: 25817 On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 02:16:56PM -0400, Jonah H. Harris wrote: > pgsql-advocacy... your thoughts? I've picked -advocacy. > > I think the Oracle discussion is over, David T. just needs URL references > IMHO. I don't think we can speak about Oracle; if we were licenced, we'd be violating it, and since we're not, we can't possibly know about it, right ;-) But there are some materials about why to use Postgres on the website: http://www.postgresql.org/about/advantages A -- Andrew Sullivan | ajs@crankycanuck.ca When my information changes, I alter my conclusions. What do you do sir? --attr. John Maynard Keynes