X-Original-To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org Received: from spampd.localdomain (postgresql.org [64.49.215.8]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D306476302 for ; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 14:50:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost.localdomain (unknown [65.217.53.66]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A6E8476237 for ; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 14:50:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from thorn.mmrd.com (thorn.mmrd.com [172.25.10.100]) by localhost.localdomain (8.12.8/8.12.5) with ESMTP id h3FJU4kj015061; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 15:30:04 -0400 Received: from gnvex001.mmrd.com (gnvex001.mmrd.com [192.168.3.55]) by thorn.mmrd.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h3FIoAx00367; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 14:50:10 -0400 Received: from camel.mmrd.com ([172.25.5.213]) by gnvex001.mmrd.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2653.13) id 2YCPVCM7; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 14:50:09 -0400 Subject: Re: Are we losing momentum? From: Robert Treat To: ow Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org In-Reply-To: <20030415173019.49206.qmail@web21408.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20030415173019.49206.qmail@web21408.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 Date: 15 Apr 2003 14:50:10 -0400 Message-Id: <1050432610.9816.177.camel@camel> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-38.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_10,EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT, REFERENCES,REPLY_WITH_QUOTES,USER_AGENT_XIMIAN autolearn=ham version=2.50 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.50 (1.173-2003-02-20-exp) X-Archive-Number: 200304/515 X-Sequence-Number: 38005 On Tue, 2003-04-15 at 13:30, ow wrote: > IMHO, mySql 5.0 will put more pressure on PostgreSql, when it's > available. > > One of the features that PostgreSql must have, IMHO, is support for > cross-db operations (queries, updates, deletes, inserts). 2PC and > cross-server stuff would be nice but it's not as important as simple > cross -db operations across databases on the same server. All major > comercial RDBMS (and even mySql!) support this but for Postgres. Sad. > dblink ? Robert Treat