Re: [SL] MySQL Support

[Dr E. W L. <el...@ac...>]

In message <200...@pa...>, "David A. Bandel" write
s:
> > I think patience is a virtue. One of these days this will all work and
> > whoever has invested into MySQL can switch.
> > 
> 
> MySQL's claim to fame is speed.  As soon as they instititute:
> transaction support, rollback/rollforward, triggers, stored
> procedures, etc., that claim will be lost.  MySQL is used where
> transactional integrity (ACID) is deliberately forfeit for speed
> (i.e., web blogs, but definitely _not_ accounting apps).  So don't
> hold your breath.

Actually, that remains to be seen, it will surely not be slower than its
competitors. In any case it will allow sites with heavy investments into
MySQL who wish to run SQL-Ledger to switch.

el
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