On Fri, 2003-09-19 at 00:30, Tom Lane wrote:
> "scott.marlowe" <scott.marlowe@ihs.com> writes:
> > ... Being honest and fair will win
> > hearts and minds, and when they need the Saturn 4 instead of the Estes
> > rocket, they'll remember who to come to.
>
> I like this analogy, though maybe you've overstretched. Perhaps:
>
> MySQL = Estes. Put in InnoDB, and you have a D engine ... but it's
> still a model rocket.
>
> Postgres = Titan II. Can boost LEO missions or small interplanetary
> probes. Never mind its ICBM heritage ;-)
All US (government) and Soviet/Russian rockets have ICBM roots.
> Oracle = Saturn IV. Can take you to the moon ... if you can afford
> the price tag.
What's a Saturn IV? Do you mean the Saturn V?
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