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SearchOpenSource: Why PostgreSQL Can Best SQLServer, Oracle

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 22, 2006

[ Thanks to Jane Walker for this link.
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What sets PostgreSQL apart from other
databases?

Robert Treat: As all DBMS make an attempt at
implementing both the relational model and the SQL standards, there
are certainly a number of similarities between PostgreSQL and all
of the other database systems available. Over the years, the key
differentiators I found are the structure of the PostgreSQL
project, the community around it and its BSD licensing…”


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