On Wed, May 10, 2000 at 12:22:15PM -0500, Richard Wackerbarth wrote:
> A comment on SQL implemention of (3).
>
> Some people think that MySQL is not appropriate because it does not meet the
> "ACID" test. I, however, do not think that this is a requirement AT THAT
> LEVEL. The "ACID" requirements can be moved up to the 2-3 interface and
> deficiencies in the database can be shimmed in between for most users.
> (etc.)
As a typical user, I think this is a mistake: fault tolerance really
belongs in the database, and attempts to put it in elsewhere will
fail.
Furthermore, the alternative, PostgresSQL, is free (libre) and passes
the ACID test, while MySQL is not free, so I don't see why you would
consider MySQL at all.
Any user that wants fault tolerance or an SQL database back-end will
want it done right.
Best,
Dylan Thurston
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
