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To: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
cc: Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>, David Fetter <david@fetter.org>,
	PostgreSQL Docs <pgsql-docs@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: FAQ on Embedding Postgres 
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Comments: In-reply-to Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
	message dated "Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:02:41 -0500"
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:35:53 -0500
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> Richard Huxton wrote:
>> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> David Fetter wrote:
>>> If you really need to embed an
>>> SQL engine in a binary, consider the excellent
>>> <a href="http://www.sqlite.org/">SQLite</a>
>> 
>> or <a href="http://http://www.firebirdsql.org/">Firebird</a>
>> 
> for the purpose.
>> 
>> Just to be fair.

> sqlite seems much more appropriate for embedding.

Is it really a good idea to be recommending particular other products?
And don't forget that the next thing on that list would be mysql.

If we need a FAQ entry on this at all, I'd stop after David's first two
sentences.

			regards, tom lane