[Xastir] MySQL/PostgreSQL Discussion

[Curt Mills, WE7U]

On Wed, 17 Sep 2003, Gerry Creager N5JXS wrote:

> MySQL 4 ha spatial capability.  From my perspective, it's now a matter
> of personal choice...

But is it adequate for our needs?  I recall that Oracle Spatial and
PostgreSQL were quite a bit ahead of MySQL last time we discussed
this, and that the planned upgrades to MySQL wouldn't quite get
where we wanted to be.

Have they progressed even further now?

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