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PostgreSQL Inc. Open Sources Replication Solution

Posted by michael on from the postgres-postgres dept.

Martin Marvinski writes "PostgreSQL Inc, the commercial company providing replication software and support for PostgreSQL, open sourced their eRServer replication product. This makes PostgreSQL one step closer to being able to replace Oracle as the de facto RDBMS standard. More information can be found on PostgreSQL's website."

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  1. WOOHOO!! by PinkBird · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Oracle is getting to be as bad as the Evil Empire Microsoft. We run an Oracle shop and pay boatloads of money a year to support.

  2. Let's be honest, ok??? by botzi · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    This makes PostgreSQL one step closer to being able to replace Oracle as the de facto RDBMS standard.

    Whatever, dude, I know that everything OS-ed is saint, but why can't we just one single time stay realistic????
    Anyway, this thing above.... not gonna happen real soon now.

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  3. Funny, maybe, but not insightful! by mangu · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    No matter how much people despise MS SQL Server, nor how much they over rate Oracle, it is now the standard for companies needing a low or mid range solution.


    MS marketing says the same about IIS, right?


    As with all MSFT products, it improves with each iteration.


    Wow, Bob 7.3 must be awesome!