Re: Oracle alternatives

On 5/8/05, Radu-Adrian Popescu <radu.popescu_at_aldratech.com> wrote:

> OK, once you're done fishing, think of how it's possible that 10 years or
> so into "production" a piece of code that maintains it implements ACID
> compliance has such idiotic failures, and how much you could actually
> trust that ACID compliance from this perspective. Then add replication an=
d
> pitr and the rest.
>=20

I'm done fishing. Didn't catch anything. Personally, I think ACID isn't worth the paper it's written on. Way overblown. It just eats away at things.

> I do see where you're coming from, and I sort of understand your reaction=
.
> You're in a de facto situation, so to speak, and unwilling to admit that
> the choices made were, well, less than appropriate. That's fine, I'm
> really not aiming to have you kick your head against the flat panel and
> have panic attacks thinking about this stuff. I would appreciate it
> however if instead of spewing random pieces of "advice" and implying that
> anyone interested in how fucked up MySQL really is does not have a life,
> you'd have had a more... mature and technical reaction.
>

Many people on this list know me, and most will tell you that "mature" and "technical" are the last things that come to mind when they think about me. Ask Cary Millsap how many times I fell asleep when he was trying to explain Lexx and Yacc to me.

Later, buddy, It's been a fun discussion. I'm gonna go mow the lawn. Or buy some goats. Not sure which yet.

Thanks,
--Walt

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