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 217B552EB5 for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2005 03:49:55 -0300 (ADT) 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 31567-07 for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2005 06:49:50 +0000 (GMT) Received: from linuxworld.com.au (unknown [203.34.46.50]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28C4E52EAA for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2005 03:49:48 -0300 (ADT) Received: from linuxworld.com.au (IDENT:swm@localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by linuxworld.com.au (8.13.2/8.13.2) with ESMTP id j7B6nouD000808 for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:49:50 +1000 Received: from localhost (swm@localhost) by linuxworld.com.au (8.13.2/8.13.2/Submit) with ESMTP id j7B6nocc000805 for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:49:50 +1000 Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:49:49 +1000 (EST) From: Gavin Sherry To: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org Subject: Article doing a basic comparison of MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.004 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.004] X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200508/7 X-Sequence-Number: 3169 Though it was published some time ago, I only just came across this article: http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/oracle/115560 The comparison criteria is primative but PostgreSQL does well. I must say, I was thrown by this comment: "That web site includes a very good installation document. However, post installation and getting started documentation is very limited. I hope that that will change in time." I find this peculiar, considering this: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/static/tutorial-start.html Now, perhaps the author's conclusion is just bogus but can anyone think of better ways in which we could ease people into PostgreSQL? Thanks, Gavin