[DPWN] About this new MySQL Emulation Layer in PostgreSQL 9.0

Andreas ‘ads’ Scherbaum
This blog post of mine about the new MySQL Emulation Layer in PostgreSQL 9.0 was (more of less obvious) an april joke. Most readers have guessed right.



On the other hand the idea, that this joke is based, is very real: during the last conferences and exhibitions which I have attended, a lot visitors asked us (the PostgreSQL booth staff) about the future of MySQL.



Guess what - we don’t know! Please ask Larry :wink:



The next question was usually about porting a MySQL database to PostgreSQL. Many companies selling products with MySQL inside are irritated - and frustrated: “Can i still buy a MySQL license in a year or two?” - “And if yes: how many bucks will Oracle request for this?”. “Will Oracle still offer support or will they try to convience everyone to use Oracle database?” At this point many companies start to look for some other database - and PostgreSQL is there, happy to help.



I would like to thank David Fetter at this point, he did the proofreading for my post.









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Datum: 02.04.2010 17:19