On Thu, Sep 02, 2004 at 02:12:43PM +0200, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > Am Donnerstag, 2. September 2004 13:00 schrieb Eyinagho Newton: > > Part of my final year thesis involves creating a > > database using PostgreSQL. As a way of documentation, > > is it correct to say that PosgreSQL belongs to the > > fifth generation of database management systems? Where > > does MySQL fall into? The fourth generation? > > I'm not aware of any generally accepted definitions of generations of database > management systems. Nor am I, but I'd say MySQL would be at least 2 if not 3 or 4 generations behind PostgreSQL if there was such a thing :). PostgreSQL would also be a generation or two behind Oracle. -- Jim C. Nasby, Database Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] Give your computer some brain candy! www.distributed.net Team #1828
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