[isf-wifidog] MySQL support - shouldn't we skip it?

[Mina Naguib]

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On 22-Jan-06, at 1:51 PM, Benoit Grégoire wrote:

> On January 22, 2006 01:47 pm, Max Horváth wrote:
>> - gpg control packet
>> So, what say others?
>>
>> Shall we remove MySQL for now?
>
> As everyone in Montreal already knows, personally I've always been  
> in favor of
> dropping it, I still am.

I've had the opposite opinion.  It's inarguable that mysql is more of  
a household item (in IT) than postgresql and I think that it would  
make the entry point for sysadmins interested in WiFiDog a bit lower.

However, I now also support the "nuke it" opinion:
1. We talked a lot about going through the PHP code to mysql- 
friendlify it, however it never seems to happen due to lack of  
desire, lack of time, or both.
2. If we actually get it done, it may hamper RAD on the db-level for  
future features.
3. PostgreSQL is really a much better solution.  Over the past  
several months of using it I've become a staunch advocate.

So, for all it counts, here's my $0.02 for "nuke it" :)


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