Received: from localhost (maia-3.hub.org [200.46.204.184]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F6C69FBB6E; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:31:19 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.184]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 49463-05-2; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:31:01 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.5 X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.5 X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.5 X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.5 X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.5 Received: from lists.commandprompt.com (host-254.commandprompt.net [207.173.203.254]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E9129FB308; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:31:11 -0300 (ADT) Received: from [192.168.1.50] (or-67-76-146-141.sta.embarqhsd.net [67.76.146.141]) (authenticated bits=0) by lists.commandprompt.com (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l5IHV5br017621; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:31:05 -0700 Message-ID: <4676C19D.4040702@commandprompt.com> Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:32:13 -0700 From: "Joshua D. Drake" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 (X11/20070604) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: PFC CC: "Jonah H. Harris" , Andreas Kostyrka , 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 References: <36e682920706180910y519bc6a5h11e0ba56f45009ec@mail.gmail.com> <4676B7C7.6020801@kostyrka.org> <36e682920706181002i495f3fc3s2d55472e36a91b63@mail.gmail.com> <4676BE31.6040701@commandprompt.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88.5, clamav-milter version 0.88.5 on projects.commandprompt.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Greylist: Sender succeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.6 (lists.commandprompt.com [192.168.2.159]); Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:31:05 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200706/138 X-Sequence-Number: 25806 PFC wrote: > >> 2. Oracle, Microsoft, and IBM have a "lot" to fear in the sense of a >> database like PostgreSQL. We can compete in 90-95% of cases where >> people would traditionally purchase a proprietary system for many, >> many thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) of dollars. > > Oracle also fears benchmarks made by people who don't know how to > tune Oracle properly... Yes that is one argument that is made (and a valid one) but it is assuredly not the only one that can be made, that would be legitimate. Joshua D. Drake > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 7: You can help support the PostgreSQL project by donating at > > http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate > -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/