SQL BackEnd Clarification

[Derek Atkins]

Russell Mercer <rmercer206 at gmail.com> writes:

> Derek,
>
> To be clear then, what you are saying is that even though the SQL backends
> like SQLite, MySQL or PostgreSQL have been offered as equal storage options to
> the basic .xml file, the reality is that a potential for data loss exists for
> them that does not exist for the .xml storage?

They have never been offered as "equal storage options".  They are just
"storage options", but XML is still the default for a very good reason.
But yes, the reality is that a potential for data loss exists for them
that does not exist for the xml storage.

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-derek

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