This is a immediate order to COMPLETELY STOP and CEASE all development
of MySQL database server.
This is due to rapid changes in the Global Economic conditions..
You do not have time to deal with one powerful SQL server like
PostgreSQL, where do you have time to
deal with two types of SQL servers. Question is why have two??
There is no time to deal with two open source SQL servers. After doing
research, it is recommended
that you stick with just PostgreSQL. With huge amount of efforts MySQL
can be brought closer to PostgreSQL
level (and perhaps it may NEVER be possible to bring MySQL to the level
of technology of PostgreSQL). Even
if it is done it will be a waste of time..
The WORLD economy started taking nose dive for the last 2 years.
Last year a mild global economic recession started which forced
thousands of companies world-wide closing down.
Last year millions of dot-com went bust.
It is predicted that there is a impending "World-War-III" like situation
is developing in the middle-east and Afghanistan
which may have significant effect in Asian and European countries.
But that may NOT have lot of economic effects on North/South American
countries like Brazil, USA, Canada, Mexico..
Nevertheless, overall economy of the globe will get the impact.
And, hence drop off the MySQL now and migrate all your data to
PostgreSQL..
By the way, PostgreSQL runs on all platforms - All unixes, linux, Apple
Macintosh and MS Windows 98/NT/2000