X-Original-To: pgsql-docs-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1EDF3C9609 for ; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 04:13:26 +0000 (GMT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 01964-01 for ; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 04:13:18 +0000 (GMT) Received: from candle.pha.pa.us (candle.pha.pa.us [207.106.42.251]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1EA473A918D for ; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 04:13:16 +0000 (GMT) Received: (from pgman@localhost) by candle.pha.pa.us (8.11.6/8.11.6) id iBI4DEK08857; Fri, 17 Dec 2004 23:13:14 -0500 (EST) From: Bruce Momjian Message-Id: <200412180413.iBI4DEK08857@candle.pha.pa.us> Subject: Re: FAQ corrections etc. In-Reply-To: <200412180039.17696.barwick@gmx.net> To: Ian Barwick Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 23:13:14 -0500 (EST) Cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL108 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.005 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200412/20 X-Sequence-Number: 2716 Thanks. Applied. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Barwick wrote: > > attached as patch. It contains some minor corrections / clarifications. Note: > > * store.pgsql.com (sec. 1.15) does not work, although it is linked from > http://www.pgsql.com/ - is it dead, or just resting? > > * I've taken the liberty of removing this section: > "There is an interesting Web page comparing PostgreSQL to > MySQL at > http://openacs.org/philosophy/why-not-mysql.html Also, MySQL is > is a company that distributes its products via open source, and requires > a commercial license for close-source software, not an > open source development community like PostgreSQL." > > as the page linked to is hopelessly outdated (May 2000) and the > reference to the license model is IMHO not directly relevant to > the context (performance). > > Ian Barwick [ Attachment, skipping... ] > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to majordomo@postgresql.org -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073