RE: Mysql vs Oracle.

Is the rumor true that Oracle has purchased InnoDB???  How does that impact
licenses which, as you mention here, are currently the biggest
differentiator between Oracle and MySQL?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel da Veiga [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 8:05 AM
> To: MySQL Win32 List
> Subject: Re: Mysql vs Oracle.
> 
> On 2/18/06, Diego Burbano <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Please view the archive.
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> > Diego Burbano
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> 
> I hate to say, but doying a test that way is not a good way to check
> the performance, there are many variables involved, and there are
> particular diferences between oracle and mysql, its not that simple to
> compare them.
> 
> As once I saw in the Internet:
> "I use both MySQL and Oracle. MySQL is like a fighter jet - sleek,
> fast, powerful. It carries a smaller payload but packs a wonderful
> punch and is excellent for analyzing Taliban data. Oracle is like a
> big B-52 bomber. Ancient, not very pretty, and lumbering, it carries
> such a big payload that even Osama cannot hide from its powerful
> data-crunching abilities."
> 
> Check this also:
> http://www.mysql.com/why-mysql/benchmarks/eweek.html
> 
> And from another point of view (not perfornance):
> http://www.dba-oracle.com/oracle_news/2005_3_25_comparison_mysql.htm
> 
> So, Oracle is good, MySQL is good, you can tune them for your specific
> needs and then decided wich you'll use, but you see, there are
> structural diferences, like LICENSES (oh yeah, that is a good point),
> constant improvement (MySQL evolves so fast I just can't upgrade them
> all, I wait for like 2 or 3 versions to do so), and so much others to
> evaluate.
> 
> Check this:
> http://helpguide.inmotionhosting.com/mysql_faq/manual_InnoDB.html
> http://mysql.holywar.net/doc/refman/5.0/en/innodb-configuration.html
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