Peter Arremann wrote: > On Friday 28 September 2007, Miark wrote: >> On Fri, 28 Sep 2007, gjgowey at tmo.blackberry.net wrote: >>> Mysql is to databases what Lincoln logs are to cinder blocks. >> >> What open source DB progs do you like--if any? > > You shouldn't have asked that question... :) > > When the dust settles at the end of the religious war you just > started, you'll usually end up with people mostly agreeing on the > following points: [snip a bunch of well-presented decision factors] What about for new database users? I assume there's boatloads of documentation for all options, but which tends to work well for those attempting to learn DB management? I'm a sysadmin, bash scripter, and aspiring Pythonista, if such knowledge influences the recommendation. -- Brad Beyenhof Systems Administrator UC San Diego, Laboratory of Cognitive Imaging