[bind10-dev] MySQL vs PosgreSQL data source flamewar - FIGHT!

[Stephen Morris]

On 10/01/13 18:40, Tomek Mrugalski wrote:
> On 10.01.2013 16:52, Jelte Jansen wrote:
>> So I really don't have a strong opinion :) If dhcp is already
>> using it I guess it'd make sense to go for mysql first.
> It hasn't been completely free choice. We had some customer 
> requirements that we had to meet. I won't delve into details here,
> but we had a suggestion regarding database backend.
> 
> We do plan to implement support for Postgres some time in the
> future.
> 
> As for the parity between DHCP and DNS I think it is not very
> strong argument, as it should be possible to select backends
> independently.

+1

> But of course, supporting MySQL first will make some things
> easier, like test farm management for example.

Agree.

I also think it will also allow problems to be resolved more quickly
if both the DNS and DHCP team are developing for the same database at
the same time - there will be more opportunity to exchange experiences.

Stephen