From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Message-Id: <200101022107.QAA04713@candle.pha.pa.us>
Subject: Re: Re: MySQL and PostgreSQL speed compare
In-Reply-To: <3A4D404A.F4B4DE6E@acm.org> "from Tim Kientzle at Dec 29,
	2000 05:54:18 pm"
To: kientzle@acm.org
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 16:07:56 -0500 (EST)
CC: PostgreSQL general mailing list <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
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> One big advantage of MySQL over PostgreSQL
> right now is ease of upgrading.  Upgrading
> MySQL just requires shutting down the old
> one and starting the new; PostgreSQL requires
> a more involved process to migrate all of
> your data.  (Of course, upgrading your DB
> is never a simple matter, but at least
> MySQL tries to make it less painful.)

Yes, that is a good point.  We are clearly fixing/improving the storage
system, while MySQL has been able to keep the same one for many years.

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