Re: [TCLUG:15201] Linux DBMS

[chewie@wookimus.net]

> > Which DBMS systems perform well on Linux and are not resource hogs?
> 
> MySQL rocks, but does not have advance DBMS features.

Don't forget PostgreSQL.  If you want a DBMS with many of the desired features
in an ANSI compliant DBMS, PostgreSQL is the way to go.  Many people argue that
it is too slow for web serving and ecommerce, however the speed is a tweakable
thing.  PostgreSQL is known for its stability and a particularly important
selling point is it's support for transactions; something that MySQL does not
have and may not have in the future.

http://www.postgresql.org

BTW, PostgreSQL is basically a common descendant of such commercial UNIX DBMS's
as Sybase (and ironically MS SQL) and Informix, both of which are available in
Linux now.

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