On Nov 23, 2010, at 3:17 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> I'm starting down the looooong path of switching from VFP to
> Python/Dabo and need guidance for selecting which SQL database to use.
> I downloaded and installed PostgreSQL, which I like, but it has a
> too large a footprint for my requirements.
I'd recommend PostgreSQL, despite its footprint. :)
I would avoid MySQL for new development, mainly due to the uncertainty
surrounding its being bought by Oracle. The creator of MySQL has started
project named MariaDB, which is designed to be a drop-in replacement for MySQL.
I haven't tried it yet, but it's on my ToDo list.
There is also Drizzle, which is another MySQL-related project.
Drizzle's design goal is "Drizzle is a re-thought and re-worked version of the
MySQL kernel designed specifically for high-performance, high-concurrency
environments". They have supposedly taken out much of the cruft and legacy code
from MySQL and optimized it for multi-core systems. Again, I haven't yet tried
this database.
Which brings me back to PostgreSQL...
-- Ed Leafe
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