On 13/11/03 22:19 +0530, Narayana wrote: > Hello, Please start a totally new thread when you want to deal with a diferent topic. Your In-Reply-to header stays the same which breaks threaded clients like mutt.
> We are discussing about the implementation of Open source software in > an academic environment (precisely on a University scale). The > problem is whether to consider PostGreSQL or MySQL for the same. Do you need raw speed? Do you need transactions? ACID compliance? Complex SQL queries? Views? Triggers? Stored Procedures? > There is a debate that OS databases like the above mentioned have > some disadvantages. Neither ships with tools for data mining. Neither has built in development tools. > So I wanted to find out as to whether it is really true. > Are there any specific disadvantages ( from the technology > implementation point of view , like usability, scalability etc.) > from using PostGreSQL or MySQL in a University campus IT > Implementation...?? AFAIK, PostgreSQL scales far better than MySQL, particularly as the number of concurrent connections increases. Devdas Bhagat ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: ApacheCon 2003, 16-19 November in Las Vegas. Learn firsthand the latest developments in Apache, PHP, Perl, XML, Java, MySQL, WebDAV, and more! http://www.apachecon.com/ _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
