-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Chuck McDevitt wrote:
> Tom, it isn't just a case of "convenience". When we are trying to > convert users from another database (say Oracle for example) to > PostgeSQL, one of the big stumbling blocks that slows down the work is > all the little query changes that people have to make (people who might > not have written the query as well), and it can require the review of > hundreds or thousands of SQL scripts and applications. The harder it > is, the more reluctant they are to convert. > > Sometimes supporting "de-facto" standards as well as official standards > makes sense. That is not the goal of the project. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org > - -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ UNIQUE NOT NULL Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGzcMGATb/zqfZUUQRAugDAJsF4WZXNRWVFzaeae7WfvGxxkt6eACeOkpL 3BpeYUSL9FNxpIzfioFxxbw= =MVNX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
