[Xastir-Dev] Short list, stable release, then Xastir-2 development?

[Gerry Creager N5JXS]

Well, there are several.  But first, Curt tells me that MySQL will soon 
include spatial elements, so that's not as high on the list...

The main reason, however, when I proposed it, WAS the spatial 
capability.  I mean, we _are_ talking about using the databse for 
spatial elements: lines, polygons, GPS datapoints, map 
(spatially-oriented) features and objects.

The other is a lot less pressing for us:  PostGres is more mature than 
MySQL according to several texts I've got here.  That's not a criticism 
of MySQL.  But PostGres does have some features (triggers, better joins) 
than MySQL and if we end up needing those, it's better to have them up 
front than to have to try to code them from stone knives and bearskins.

gerry

Ken Koster wrote:
> On Thursday 13 March 2003 21:33, KC7ZRU - Tate wrote:
> ...
> 
>>Just being totally selfish - it's what I'm good at - are there reasons
>>(don't even have to be *goot* ones) to use Postgre over MySQL?
>>
>>Reason I enquire is I already run MySQL for other projects - it's doable
>>to run both, but a bit of a resource hog. And no, I'm not a member of
>>either 'fanatic' camp - just what I've already got. Nothing religous at
>>all.
> 
> 
> Actually I kind of razzed Curt about that too, since I'm also running MySQL
> for some other projects.  But in this case Postgres is the better choice
> since it has PostGIS support.
> 
> As Gerry Creager said in a previous message:
>   >>If we were to take it a step further, PostGIS allows storage of spatial
>   >>components.  Polygons and their coordinate info (and metadata), anyone?
> 
> It's going to be great :-)
> 
> Ken,  N7IPB
> 
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