Re: Slashdot discussion

Bruce Momjian wrote:

> Just a comment on the Slashdot thread in general.  I see us really
> gaining on MySQL.  Every month we get farther.  Our rate of improvement
> means we should leave them in the dust in 1-2 years.
>
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Do you think it's a good idea to turn fsync off by default?  I think most
first-time users will not know about turning fsync off when comparing
PostgreSQL and MySQL, and mistakenly judge PostgreSQL's slowness.

Regards,
Thomas.