PostgreSQL versus MySQL

[Joshua D. Drake]

Hello,

I think the below just about says it all:

http://www.commandprompt.com/images/mammoth_versus_dolphin_500.jpg

Sincerely,

Joshua Drake


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[Mike Mascari]

Re: PostgreSQL versus MySQL

Joshua D. Drake wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hello,
>
> I think the below just about says it all:
>
> http://www.commandprompt.com/images/...olphin_500.jpg
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Joshua Drake[/color]

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[Sean Chittenden]

Re: PostgreSQL versus MySQL

> I think the below just about says it all:[color=blue]
>
> http://www.commandprompt.com/images/...olphin_500.jpg[/color]

Hey Josh, what about some t-shirts with this on the back and some
snappy verbiage above/below the image? Just a thought, but maybe
that's something the advocacy team could run with depending on who
owns the copyright to the image. -sc

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[Andrew L. Gould]

Re: PostgreSQL versus MySQL

On Thursday 18 September 2003 04:04 pm, Sean Chittenden wrote:[color=blue][color=green]
> > I think the below just about says it all:
> >
> > http://www.commandprompt.com/images/...olphin_500.jpg[/color]
>
> Hey Josh, what about some t-shirts with this on the back and some
> snappy verbiage above/below the image? Just a thought, but maybe
> that's something the advocacy team could run with depending on who
> owns the copyright to the image. -sc[/color]

If the dolphin were in a different setting, one could wonder if it got caught
in a .net

;-)

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[scott.marlowe]

Re: PostgreSQL versus MySQL

On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hello,
>
> I think the below just about says it all:
>
> http://www.commandprompt.com/images/...olphin_500.jpg[/color]

Oh. My. God. That is just so wrong.

But I want a TShirt with that on it so bad... :-)


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[scott.marlowe]

Re: PostgreSQL versus MySQL

On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hello,
>
> I think the below just about says it all:
>
> http://www.commandprompt.com/images/...olphin_500.jpg[/color]

Is that available in a higher res version, I'd really like it as a
background on my 1600x1200 desktop.


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[Scott Holmes]

Re: PostgreSQL versus MySQL



Andrew L. Gould wrote:[color=blue]
> On Thursday 18 September 2003 04:04 pm, Sean Chittenden wrote:
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> I think the below just about says it all:
>>>
>>>http://www.commandprompt.com/images/...olphin_500.jpg[/color]
>>[/color][/color]

Not exactly the kind of image I'd like to project, especially since I
care about dolphins (at least non-iconified dolphins)

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[Joshua D. Drake]

Re: PostgreSQL versus MySQL

Hello,

We own the copyright. I would not be opposed to putting it on a shirt.

J


Sean Chittenden wrote:
[color=blue][color=green]
>> I think the below just about says it all:
>>
>>http://www.commandprompt.com/images/...olphin_500.jpg
>>
>>[/color]
>
>Hey Josh, what about some t-shirts with this on the back and some
>snappy verbiage above/below the image? Just a thought, but maybe
>that's something the advocacy team could run with depending on who
>owns the copyright to the image. -sc
>
>
>[/color]

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[Dennis Gearon]

Re: PostgreSQL versus MySQL

I think in the interest of good neighborliness that something be put in
the image like the elephant winking, and/or, the dolphin saying, "we
sure have fun playing together", or a overlaid byline like, "Another
open source domination theme debunked", or whatever.

Just my $0.02 and 0.56 rubles.

Joshua D. Drake wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hello,
>
> We own the copyright. I would not be opposed to putting it on a shirt.
>
> J
>
>
> Sean Chittenden wrote:
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> I think the below just about says it all:
>>>
>>> http://www.commandprompt.com/images/...olphin_500.jpg
>>>[/color]
>>
>>
>> Hey Josh, what about some t-shirts with this on the back and some
>> snappy verbiage above/below the image? Just a thought, but maybe
>> that's something the advocacy team could run with depending on who
>> owns the copyright to the image. -sc
>>
>>
>>[/color]
>[/color]


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[Steve Crawford]

Re: PostgreSQL versus MySQL

On Thursday 18 September 2003 2:45 pm, Scott Holmes wrote:[color=blue]
> Andrew L. Gould wrote:[color=green]
> > On Thursday 18 September 2003 04:04 pm, Sean Chittenden wrote:[color=darkred]
> >>> I think the below just about says it all:
> >>>
> >>>http://www.commandprompt.com/images/..._dolphin_500.j
> >>>pg[/color][/color]
>
> Not exactly the kind of image I'd like to project, especially since
> I care about dolphins (at least non-iconified dolphins)[/color]

More to the point, why is it deemed necessary to equate PostgreSQL
with MySQL? Constantly doing that creates the image that the two are
somehow comparable products (and that PostgreSQL has an inferiority
complex).

BMW might compare its cars to Mercedes or other cars percieved to be
in the "luxury class" but it would never compare them to Ford or
Hyundai - to do so would create the impression that BMW and Hyundai
are in the same class. PostgreSQL should do the same.

I think the much more effective pitch is the dismissive one: sure, you
can get a lot done with MySQL - it will probably work fine for many
projects...Oh, but what about true transactions - are you ever going
to need those? Or bulletproof reliability? Or true MVCC? Have you
looked into the license restrictions? We just wanted you to know that
when you run into these issues in MySQL, we'll be here for you.

Meanwhile, if we want to pick a fight we should at least pick one with
a database in our own class.

Cheers,
Steve


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[Joshua D. Drake]

Re: PostgreSQL versus MySQL [TShirts]

Hello,

O.k. boys here ya go:

http://www.cafeshops.com/linuxports

Sincerely,

Joshua Drake


scott.marlowe wrote:
[color=blue]
>On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>
>
>[color=green]
>>Hello,
>>
>> I think the below just about says it all:
>>
>>http://www.commandprompt.com/images/...olphin_500.jpg
>>
>>[/color]
>
>Is that available in a higher res version, I'd really like it as a
>background on my 1600x1200 desktop.
>
>
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[Dennis Gearon]

Re: PostgreSQL versus MySQL

LOL, good points!

OTOH, until we fix some of the problems we have been talking about in
the last week, we are kind of BETWEEN mysql and other databases.

Postgres is far better than Mysql, though, not a near cousin.

Steve Crawford wrote:
[color=blue]
>On Thursday 18 September 2003 2:45 pm, Scott Holmes wrote:
>
>[color=green]
>>Andrew L. Gould wrote:
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>>On Thursday 18 September 2003 04:04 pm, Sean Chittenden wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>> I think the below just about says it all:
>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.commandprompt.com/images/..._dolphin_500.j
>>>>>pg
>>>>>
>>>>>[/color]
>>Not exactly the kind of image I'd like to project, especially since
>>I care about dolphins (at least non-iconified dolphins)
>>
>>[/color]
>
>More to the point, why is it deemed necessary to equate PostgreSQL
>with MySQL? Constantly doing that creates the image that the two are
>somehow comparable products (and that PostgreSQL has an inferiority
>complex).
>
>BMW might compare its cars to Mercedes or other cars percieved to be
>in the "luxury class" but it would never compare them to Ford or
>Hyundai - to do so would create the impression that BMW and Hyundai
>are in the same class. PostgreSQL should do the same.
>
>I think the much more effective pitch is the dismissive one: sure, you
>can get a lot done with MySQL - it will probably work fine for many
>projects...O h, but what about true transactions - are you ever going
>to need those? Or bulletproof reliability? Or true MVCC? Have you
>looked into the license restrictions? We just wanted you to know that
>when you run into these issues in MySQL, we'll be here for you.
>
>Meanwhile, if we want to pick a fight we should at least pick one with
>a database in our own class.
>
>Cheers,
>Steve
>
>
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[Joshua D. Drake]

Re: PostgreSQL versus MySQL

Hello,

I would agree with you from a technical perspective but the reality is
the most used Open Source
databases are MySQL and PostgreSQL so there is a logical comparison.

Sincerley,

Joshua Drake


Steve Crawford wrote:
[color=blue]
>On Thursday 18 September 2003 2:45 pm, Scott Holmes wrote:
>
>[color=green]
>>Andrew L. Gould wrote:
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>>On Thursday 18 September 2003 04:04 pm, Sean Chittenden wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>> I think the below just about says it all:
>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.commandprompt.com/images/..._dolphin_500.j
>>>>>pg
>>>>>
>>>>>[/color]
>>Not exactly the kind of image I'd like to project, especially since
>>I care about dolphins (at least non-iconified dolphins)
>>
>>[/color]
>
>More to the point, why is it deemed necessary to equate PostgreSQL
>with MySQL? Constantly doing that creates the image that the two are
>somehow comparable products (and that PostgreSQL has an inferiority
>complex).
>
>BMW might compare its cars to Mercedes or other cars percieved to be
>in the "luxury class" but it would never compare them to Ford or
>Hyundai - to do so would create the impression that BMW and Hyundai
>are in the same class. PostgreSQL should do the same.
>
>I think the much more effective pitch is the dismissive one: sure, you
>can get a lot done with MySQL - it will probably work fine for many
>projects...O h, but what about true transactions - are you ever going
>to need those? Or bulletproof reliability? Or true MVCC? Have you
>looked into the license restrictions? We just wanted you to know that
>when you run into these issues in MySQL, we'll be here for you.
>
>Meanwhile, if we want to pick a fight we should at least pick one with
>a database in our own class.
>
>Cheers,
>Steve
>
>
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[Joshua D. Drake]

Re: PostgreSQL versus MySQL

Hello,

MySQL has over 15 million dollars in capital. We have comics.

Sincerely,

Joshua Drake


Dennis Gearon wrote:
[color=blue]
> I think in the interest of good neighborliness that something be put
> in the image like the elephant winking, and/or, the dolphin saying,
> "we sure have fun playing together", or a overlaid byline like,
> "Another open source domination theme debunked", or whatever.
>
> Just my $0.02 and 0.56 rubles.
>
> Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Hello,
>>
>> We own the copyright. I would not be opposed to putting it on a shirt.
>>
>> J
>>
>>
>> Sean Chittenden wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>> I think the below just about says it all:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.commandprompt.com/images/...olphin_500.jpg
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hey Josh, what about some t-shirts with this on the back and some
>>> snappy verbiage above/below the image? Just a thought, but maybe
>>> that's something the advocacy team could run with depending on who
>>> owns the copyright to the image. -sc
>>>
>>>
>>>[/color]
>>[/color]
>
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[Christopher Browne]

Re: PostgreSQL versus MySQL

sean@chittenden .org (Sean Chittenden) writes:[color=blue][color=green]
>> I think the below just about says it all:
>>
>> http://www.commandprompt.com/images/...olphin_500.jpg[/color]
>
> Hey Josh, what about some t-shirts with this on the back and some
> snappy verbiage above/below the image? Just a thought, but maybe
> that's something the advocacy team could run with depending on who
> owns the copyright to the image. -sc[/color]

I'm not sure this presents quite the right message.

A coworker made the snide remark that anyone that doesn't totally "get
it" is likely to really wonder about the notion of roasting a dolphin
over a spit.

Roasting dolphins over the fire isn't exactly politically correct, and
the only people that could "get it" as being funny are those that are
in the advocacy group.

And I thought that MySQL _wasn't_ the real competition, and that the
PostgreSQL community had higher standards and such...

(Note, I say this all as one of the politically-incorrect people that
find jokes involving furry creatures being blown up to be outrageously
funny at some weird visceral level.)
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