[NTLUG:Discuss] database(s) on Linux

[Rev. wRy]

Greg Edwards wrote:

> I didn't see much in the way of specific issues mentioned in these 
> articles.  Personally I don't have any real issues with not having 
> transactions, views, or subselects.  But then again I do mostly systems 
> development and I don't want users writting SQL anyway.

Point being if you are running Oracle and using views, transactions, and 
subselects, mysql probably wouldn't cut it for you.  Hence my initial 
comments.

> If Oracle, Sybase, or Informix had a reasonable price tag OSS products 
> like MySQL and PostgresSQL wouldn't have a following.

No argument from me.

Ry