Re: MySQL Compatibility WAS: 8.5 release timetable, again

2009/8/27 Jean-Michel Pouré <jm@poure.com>:
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> Otherwise, replicating some MySQL SQL syntax will not work.
>
> As you know, people willing to use PostgreSQL replication are possibly
> already MySQL replication users. So if they test and PostgreSQL fails,
> this is too bad.
>

yeah! but some times the reason MySQL is not failing on those cases is
because it's broken...
Consider this one:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2005-12/msg00487.php

we don't want to copy the bugs nor the bad designs decisions from
MySQL, no that everything from MySQL is bad but i would be scary if we
start supporting every single piece of code MySQL accepts

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Atentamente,
Jaime Casanova
Soporte y capacitación de PostgreSQL
Asesoría y desarrollo de sistemas
Guayaquil - Ecuador
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