On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 02:21, Karsten Hilbert wrote:
> > OIO-1.0.x works with either PostgreSQL or Oracle. It is a 2-minute
> > click-and-play install on either. What is the big deal?
> I suspect there's a difference in complexity.

As Horst points out, Oracle installation and set-up is a non-trivial
task, wheeras with PostgreSQL there is almost nothing to set or tune,
except for the very simple to configure authentication and the size of a
few buffers if you want better performance. MySQL actually has a lot
more tuning options than PostgreSQL, and takes slightly longer to set up
properly in my experience. But both are probably an order of magnitude
less complex to configure than Oracle. There is a positive monotonic
relationship between the price of a software product and the complexity
and expense involved in its configuration.
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