Ok. Now you make more sense. This is from my personal point of view. In
general, I prefer speed, ease of use and ease of maintenance. What I like
about mysql is that you can choose which features to build into it when
compiling. For example, standard mysql does not come built with transaction
support and, as transactions tend to take up time, I prefer not to use it.
You don't have much of a choice in other database packages. Sure mysql
lacks functionality, but that will come as the developers progress.
The other bells and whistles, that come with most other products like Oracle
& MSSQL server, aren't used very often and usually tend slow down queries,
whether they're used or not.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Garvey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Rolf Hopkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 13:43
Subject: Re: databases and operating systems
> Sorry for the topic if if is off, but there are more uses for databases
than
> just in PCs. I don't mean writing an OS explicitly using/for databases
> (like PalmOS), but rather, what features would better support modern
> databases.
>
> Ben Garvey
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rolf Hopkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Ben Garvey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 11:43 PM
> Subject: Re: databases and operating systems
>
>
> > This is rather off topic but for what it's worth, to me, it doesn't make
> > much sense in gearing OSs more towards databases. PCs do far more than
> just
> > databases.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ben Garvey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 1:52
> > Subject: databases and operating systems
> >
> >
> > > Hello, my name is Ben Garvey and I'm doing a research paper on whether
> > > operating systems should be rewritten to offer more support for
> databases.
> > >
> > > What type of operating system features could benefit database
> > implementors?
> > >
> > > Thank you in advance.
> > >
> > > Ben Garvey
> > > American University
> > > 202-332-6218
> > >
> > >
> > >
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