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From: "christopher wood" <chrisj.wood@sympatico.ca>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Assigning a timestamp without timezone to a timestamp
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:35:45 +0000
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Hi Markus,

what is AFAICT ?

In the commercial space, I believe DB2 is one of the best


>From: Markus Schaber <schabi@logix-tt.com>
>Reply-To: PostgreSQL SQL List <pgsql-sql@postgresql.org>
>To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
>CC: christopher wood <chrisj.wood@sympatico.ca>
>Subject: Re: [SQL] Assigning a timestamp without timezone to a timestamp
>Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:44:49 +0200
>
>Hi, Christopher,
>
>christopher wood wrote:
>
> > But I can't even take credit for that, my business partner suggested
> > using Postgres.
>
>So I guess he's a smart one, too. :-)
>
>At least as long as he understands that free software does not mean a
>TCO of zero dollars, that's the main mistake when businesses try to jump
>on the free software train.
>
> > I have been a DB2 DBA most of my professional life (25 years) until
> > recently, and a huge proponent of DB2 against the likes of Oracle and
> > MS-SQL.
>
>DB2 is not the worst one, AFAICT.
>
>And as a long-time DBA, you know that administration of a real DBMS is
>not "install and forget", but lots of fine-tuning and ongoing care.
>
> > So far I am very impressed with Postgres but there is a lot more in
> > Postgres to get one's head around.  I certainly appreciate having people
> > like you and Andrew to help me along.
>
>PostgreSQL is neither perfect, nor a one-fits-all solution. (Hey, that's
>the reason for loads of individuals and companies to develop new
>releases and extensions, after all. :-)
>
>But it's a stable DBMS providing most features one would expect and use,
>and it has a very supportive community, and commercial supporters and
>niche-derivates.
>
>As long as you want to keep learning, and don't hesitate getting
>involved, PostgreSQL will offer you a satisfying experience.
>
>Regards,
>Markus
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