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

[Orville Bennett]

Seb Ruiz wrote:
> 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.
>
That sums it up quite nicely actually.