----- Original Message ----- From: "Dann Corbit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Erick Dennis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 11:04 PM Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Firebird vrs Postgresql
> -----Original Message----- > From: Erick Dennis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 1:27 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [GENERAL] Firebird vrs Postgresql > > > Hello, > > had Somebody compared Postgresql vrs Firebird? What is the main > diferent between this DBs? performance? support? flexibility?. >> >Biggest similarity: >Open source >Biggest difference: >License type (Firebird is commercial) Not quite, it is published under "Interbase Public License", and You do not need to pay anything to use it. I was playing a little with it, tried it on Linux and Windows. It was the time when it was under heavy development, but I remember that I liked it's client interface. There were also a whole bunch of useful tools like IBObjects, IBAcess etc. So if You are Delphi or Borland C++ programmer, You'll hardly find better interfaces and better tools for any other DB (IBObjects has very complex and very good data-aware components). I find PostgreSQL more robust, secure and what is most important - flexible. You can create your own types, casts, conversions, languages etc. For example check for "pgbash" package and You'll se what I mean (it is bash with direct support for executing SQL commands for PostgreSQL) What I like with postgres is that You do not need commercial support for it: You will always get answer on Your questions, all You need to do is ask. Regards ! ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html
