Re: UN FAO Chooses MySQL over Postgres!?!?!

Yeah, but the Oil for Food Program used Oracle ;-)


Joshua Kramer wrote:
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> Oh, my.... I wonder how they came to these conclusions!
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> http://linuxpr.com/releases/8687.html
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> "With the release of MySQL 5.0 and its new features -- including stored
> procedures, triggers and views -- the reasons why we were looking at
> PostgreSQL no longer existed," continued Vertucci. "MySQL proved to be
> easier to set up, easier to manage and has become a widely-deployed
> standard in the developing countries, helping governments to achieve
> significant costs savings, without sacrificing database speed and power."
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> Cheers,
> Josh
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