Hi Folks,
because there are currently two ddl scripts (mysql and postgres) I'd say
maybe the easiest way is to choose from those two. Knowing what a pain
Oracle can cause to mysql I too would like to give my vote for postgresql.
To me postgres has been a very robust db platform which also performs
really well (e.g. with our Moodle with 6000+ courses). Postgresql also
supports neat features like PITR (point in time recovery), which enables
sysadmins to set up incremental server backups not only for the files in
the file system (ie. the media packages) but also for the database.
Thus, it's possible to make sure that those two things stay in perfect
order. In our Moodle - for example - we're running postgresql and PITR +
inc backup with the files and this gives us a very neat "Time Machine"
feature: when everything goes wrong with the Moodle system it's a
lifesaver to be able to go back in time not to the nightly backups but
to the inc backup created 10 mins ago. :-) I'd say we want to have
similar opportunity with OC because we don't want to lose the database
<-> file area consistency.
Olli
On 12.1.2012 2:42, Jonathan Felder wrote:
> The just changed the reference implementation for Java to one that is
> fully open source and contains no proprietary code (openjdk). Isn't
> that....ideal (at least in the long run)?
It would've been nice without all the of the Oracle/Apache silliness
with Java.
I appreciate only supporting one db, I just hope it turns out to be
postgresql :) MySQL just doesn't have that much going for it except
inertia.
On 1/11/12 4:02 PM, Christopher Brooks wrote:
Oracle does not have a great track record in this area. Think Java
and OpenOffice.
The just changed the reference implementation for Java to one that is
fully open source and contains no proprietary code (openjdk). Isn't
that....ideal (at least in the long run)?
I'm not a huge Oracle backer, but my goal is to make sure our testing
platform is reliable and sustainable. Two databases is one to many.
MySQL is open source, and used heavily in the enterprise. I think
Postgres is the same. I'm fine with just a show of hands (and
commitment for maintenance) from folks to choose the DB we stick with.
My main interest is in just dropping one of these.
Chris
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