Multiple Databases [WAS: Re: Junior Job - external MySQL config]

[Seb Ruiz]

2009/8/31 Modestas Vainius <modestas at vainius.eu>:
> Hello,
>
> On pirmadienis 31 Rugpjūtis 2009 04:45:36 Orville Bennett wrote:
>> > You are forgetting that people might already have a database server in
>> > place. Since MySQL and PostgreSQL are both free software, not supporting
>> > them both "by design" will make some people unhappy (esp. since it a
>> > feature regression from 1.4). People won't switch database servers for
>> > Amarok and it is more
>>
>> 93% of users disagree. Statistics don't lie.
>
> Sure. Don't like it, don't use it. I think Amarok users already got it and I
> like saying this myself. However, "Features Amarok 2 will never have" list
> would be nice so remaining 7% of Amarok 1.4 users could stop expecting.
>
>> > likely they will dump Amarok. On the other hand, you don't have to
>> > implement
>>
>> But on a more serious note, no one needs to switch given how it's
>> implemented.
>> For most users they just install amarok, none the wiser about the db.
>> For those who use a database server, the embedded mysql relieves the
>> need for configuring another. For those who want a full server, they get
>> mysqld.
>
> Just from the pure design perspective, trying to be RDBMS neutral isn't
> something completely pointless and might be useful in the future. But it looks
> like that current position is "been there, done that, failed (really?), won't
> do that again". Your call by all means. FWIW, I'm a user from that 93% group
> anyway.
>
>> If this is an argument about not wanting to install software to preserve
>> the purity of a system; I hear the National Socialist party is looking
>> for a few good men again.
>
> I never intended to start a flamewar.

You'll have to excuse Orville, he has a rather perverted sense of
humour which is totally unintelligible.


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