Re:_Re:__Firebird,_MySQL_rules_according_to_Evans

Re:_Re:__Firebird,_MySQL_rules_according_to_Evans	simon at 2ndquadrant.com
Re: Firebird, MySQL rules according to Evans	Ned Lilly

From: simon at 2ndquadrant.com Subject: Re:_Re:__Firebird,_MySQL_rules_according_to_Evans Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 19:10:01 +0100 Robert Treat wrote on 21.01.2005, 15:08:54: > On Thu, 2005-01-20 at 13:51, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > Kaare Rasmussen wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > > Did you notice this? > > > > > > http://www.evansdata.com/n2/pr/releases/EDCDB05_01.shtml > > > > > > Actually it doesn't surprise me. How much you want to bet those 400 > > database developers are using Windows? > > > > Found a follow up article which notes that 90% of the respondents used > windows. Given that postgresql garnered 14% of the "market", that would > mean that we got even 4% of windows users which imo is pretty good for > pre-8.0 postgresql. > That's particularly interesting...some more context is... Firebird Classic is "somewhat experimental" on Windows, according to the manual. Firebird SuperServer is "fully mature" on Windows and Linux, but is limited to a single CPU - if you inadvertently run it on a multi-CPU system, you have to specifically add in a parameter to get it to perform at all by switching back to just the one CPU again. Also, Firebird latest release on AMD64 was recalled on 19th Jan because of Firebird database corruption issues. So either 90% of these Enterprise users use a "somewhat experimental" system, or they're only on a 1 CPU, which isn't the fastest ones either. Hmmm... Best Regards, Simon Riggs ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend From: Ned Lilly Subject: Re: Firebird, MySQL rules according to Evans Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 14:10:21 -0500 simon@2ndquadrant.com wrote: > So either 90% of these Enterprise users use a "somewhat experimental" > system, or they're only on a 1 CPU, which isn't the fastest ones > either. Hmmm... Or the survey counted legacy users of an embedded Interbase db in some application that hasn't swapped out its dumb data store in over 5 years... ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to majordomo@postgresql.org)