Re: Platform comparison ...

On Tue, 2002-03-19 at 15:52, mlw wrote:
> Dale Anderson wrote:
> > 
> > Hello Group,
> >    I need your help, in putting together a list of comparisons, and
good solid technical reasons, to why to use PostgreSQL over using
Microsoft SQL Server.  Right now, we are using PostgreSQL for a back-end
for some of our web stuff.  A couple of our developers, which are
Microsoft VB developers, are complaining about not being able to use
proprietary MS stuff with PostgreSQL.  I have told them to use standard
SQL92 compliant programming techniques, and all will work just fine. 
They just don't seem to understand why a person wouldn't use SQL
Server.  If I could put together a list of good solid technical
arguments, (Performance, Support, Reliability, ETC.), as to why
PostgreSQL is better, I think I can make a good case in keeping
PostreSQL.  I just don't have any SQL Server experience to compare
with.  If any of you, who have SQL Server experience could send me good
technical comparisons of SQL Server vs PostgreSQL, I would greatly
appreciate it.
> 
> I have worked with MSSQL, Oracle, Sybase, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, I
totally
> understand what you are going through.
> 
> MSSQL has

Hi!

I'm sure I'm not the only one interested in seeing your opinion
regarding Oracle vs. pg and Sybase vs. pg. (But please not another mysql
flamewar here :-)

Tx and greets
-- vbi