*** 13,18 **** --- 13,32 ---- _: _One experimenter found that in one very specific (and artificial) case SQLite database files were 10 times smaller than Firebird database files. See below._ + _:: The previous paragraph used to read: "One experimenter found that + SQLite database files where 10 time smaller than Firebird database files." + But the paragraph was changed to its current wording by an anonymous + poster - presumable a Firebird proponent. If the poster disagrees with + the remark, I think a better recourse would be to provide evidence to the + contrary. The specific test case sited is small, but small is a virtue + when trying to make a point. As it happens, I have heard this same 10x + figure for database size difference from other independent sources. I + have never tried it myself, and am somewhat perplexed to explain how it + could be so. But the reports are consistent. If anyone has any other + data suggesting that Firebird databases sizes are closer to being + competitive with SQLite, then by all means present your findings. But + editing the words of others to distort their meaning helps nobody. + The SQLite database file is cross-platform. You can freely copy an SQLite database from one machine to another and it will still work. Firebird databases, on the other hand, cannot
Small. Fast. Reliable.
Choose any three.
Choose any three.
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