Re: mysql-pgsql comparison

Le Dimanche 13 Janvier 2002 09:53, Michael Meskes a écrit :
> The MySQL developers tried to make the benchmarks as fair as possible.
> Unfortunately PostgreSQL never answered to the repeated questions about
> optimal tuning.

Yeah. This article was probably written directly by the MySQL team. This is 
what you learn in the computing business. If you want someting published .. 
write it yourself and invite the journalist in a restaurant. I did it 2 or 3 
times when working for a telecommunication company.

Don't worry about the results of such an article. It is simply not possible 
to benchmark MySQL against PostgreSQL because MySQL lacks many PostgreSQL 
features. A serious user immediatly understands this.

Lately I resigned from the MySQL list with some comment like "sorry I use 
PostgreSQL". Monthy replied me with a series of ready-made-emails explaining 
why MySQL was superior and all this crap. When you think MySQL is not a 
transactional database, it makes you laught. I had to send hime emails like 
"Thank you for this answer and Happy new year" and all this stuff to stop the 
spam.

The point of view is : MySQL is just a trademark and a marketing sofware. 
Monthy is prepared to spend hours selling his crap. 

Why don't you start a mailing list for "Propaganda" and "Public relations". 
It should be possible to meet the main journalists and contact them on 
regular basis with ready-to-publish articles.

With a network of one person by country (US, Canada, France,Germany, Italy) 
you would improve dramaticaly the presence of PostgreSQL in the world. It is 
not difficult to have articles published ...

Bes regards,
Jean-Michel POURE