Case in point, my uncle is an Oracle database administrator for a Lockheed Martin site. When I mentioned PL/pgSQL, he was shocked - he had no idea Postgres had a PL/SQL analog.
Unfortunately, he's too low down on the corporate food chain to push for a migration.
On 12/5/05, operationsengineer1@yahoo.com <operationsengineer1@yahoo.com > wrote:i think most folks use oracle b/c
1. that is what they are sold.
2. the next guy is using it.
3. the PHB(pointy haird boss)es don't know enough to
ask their IT departments to evaluate if PGSQL could do
the job.
4. some folks believe the FUD and think that if you
don't pay for it, it must not work well.