[OSM-talk] Postgresql switchover

[maning sambale]

Not authoritative but perhaps this:
http://blogs.computerworld.com/oracle_sun_what_happens_to_mysql

:)

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Steve Singer <ssinger_pg at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> Some of the Postgresql folks are looking for some info for advocacy purposes
> on the change to postgresql.
>
> I suspect they want to know
>
> A) The main reasons that motivated the change
> B) Someone who they can quote as being from OSM. (ie for press materials/use
> cases)
>
> If anyone is interested  reply directly to the below message, or if you'd
> rather me act as a conduit I can do that as well.
>
> Steve
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:09:08 -0700
> From: David Fetter <david at fetter.org>
> To: Peter Childs <peterachilds at gmail.com>
> Cc: pgsql-general at postgresql.org,
>     PostgreSQL Advocacy <pgsql-advocacy at postgresql.org>
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-advocacy] [GENERAL] PostgreSQL versus MySQL for GPS Data
>
> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 08:15:00PM +0100, Peter Childs wrote:
>> Hmm Interestingly OSM have just switched from MySQL to PostgreSQL.
>
> Can we get somebody from OSM to talk about this on the record?
>
> Cheers,
> David.
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