> > but otherwise I found > it very nice (especially not having to deal with mutating triggers!) > This makes me wonder then: how does PostgreSQL protect you from the indeterministic behaviour that your code can experience when writing queries on the (mutating) table inside row triggers? On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 3:41 PM, Walker, Jed S <Jed_Walker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > That isn't good. PostgreSQl is a very good database. I had trouble > trying to convince the developers that there should be a way to switch > out a WAL (archive) log after doing a hot backup, but otherwise I found > it very nice (especially not having to deal with mutating triggers!). It > doesn't have the high-end features and tuning tools, but it is a very > good solid product. I used a company called PostgreSQL, Inc. for 3rd > party product support and they were very good. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sven Aluoor > Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 11:59 AM > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: is Oracle evil? About former Sun Open Source @Oracle > > Hi folks > > Today in the headlines: > "Oracle shuts down open source build and test servers for PostgreSQL" > http://www.itnews.com.au/News/221051%2coracle-shuts-down-open-source-tes > t-servers.aspx<http://www.itnews.com.au/News/221051%2coracle-shuts-down-open-source-tes%0At-servers.aspx> > > Sad to see innovative company named Sun to be destroyed by Oracle :-( > > cheers Sven > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- Toon Koppelaars RuleGen BV Toon.Koppelaars@xxxxxxxxxxx www.RuleGen.com TheHelsinkiDeclaration.blogspot.com (co)Author: "Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals" www.RuleGen.com/pls/apex/f?p=14265:13