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Well he missed the main point: Posgresql is free software. And therefore for example no company can force you into their lock in for their profit and your los
by holri 14y ago
Well he missed the main point:
Posgresql is free software.
And therefore for example no company can force you into their lock in for their profit and your loss.
- marcosdumay 14y agoThat's my main argument for using Postgres: 1 - At the start of your project's life, you'll want it because it's free as in beer. Except for ease of developping (where Postgres is also great), nothing else matter. 2 - Later, when you need some performance, even if you have a usage patter where Postgres is slower, you'll discover that the price of any of the other DBMS is highter than just adding hardware. Thus, free as in beer wins again. 3 - If you get huge, you'll discover that free software is a big deal, and the limitations of the proprietary DBMS add a huge amount of drag. Free as in speech wins now.
- avenger123 14y agoI like your reasoning and its a large driver for my I'm moving away from SQL Server. If I get to a point where I actually need the features, that SQL Server or another commercial RDBMS has, then I have a good problem. It means my business is doing well and I may be in a position to consider a changeover. I used to fret about features that frankly don't really matter when you are starting out. Coming from an Oracle and SQL Server background, I wouldn't touch MySQL but Postgres hits the 80% mark quite easily.
- holri 14y agofreedom is more valuable than features
- epo 14y agoYou point 3 makes no sense whatsoever.
- holri 14y agoYes, because the great value of freedom is independent of the company size.