Save yourself (left hand on forehead, right hand on back of head, elbows up)
Thomas, save yourself ;-)

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Thomas Lockhart [mailto:lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu]
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 3:47 PM
>> To: Tom Lane
>> Cc: Bruce Momjian; luuk@wxs.nl; pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org
>> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Re: [GENERAL] Re: [PHP3] Re: 
>> PostgreSQL vs Mysql
>> comparison
>> 
>> 
>> > I can't get excited about changing this from the standpoint of
>> > functionality, because AFAICS there is no added functionality.
>> > But if we're looking bad on a recognized benchmark maybe we
>> > should do something about it.
>> 
>> We are looking bad on a benchmark designed to show MySQL in the best
>> possible light, and to show other DBs at their worst. The maintainers
>> of that benchmark have no interest in changing that emphasis (e.g. we
>> are still reported as not supporting HAVING, even though we have
>> demonstrated to them that we do; this is the same pattern we 
>> have seen
>> earlier).
>> 
>> The last time I looked at it, there were ~30% factual errors in the
>> reported results for Postgres; no telling what errors are there for
>> other products. imho it is a waste of time to address a bogus
>> benchmark, unless someone wants to take it up as a hobby. I'm a bit
>> busy right now ;)
>> 
>>                    - Thomas
>> 
>> -- 
>> Thomas Lockhart				
>> lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu
>> South Pasadena, California
>> 
>> ************
>> 

Wed, 6 Oct 1999 16:16:21 +0200 
"Ansley, Michael" <Michael.Ansley@intec.co.za>
RE: [HACKERS] Re: [GENERAL] Re: [PHP3] Re: PostgreSQL vs Mysql  c
	omparison