Re: PostgreSQL vs. SapDB slashdot discussion

Adrian 'Dagurashibanipal' von Bidder wrote:

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> On Thu, 2002-07-18 at 22:12, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > In case anyone missed the PostgreSQL/SapDB discussion:
> >
> >     http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/16/1820219&mode=nested&tid=99
> >
> > We come out looking very good.
>
> Mostly because it degenerated in a pg-mysql comparison. It's a bit
> lacking in terms of real data about SAPDB. The bit that's there seems
> that pg and sap are quite similarly powerful.

True.  If SapDB had a larger open-source group behind it, and the source
code was easier to understand, they could be a formitable challenger to
PostgreSQL.

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