:-) Of course, the first thing on it in big bold letters says

NOTE: This Document was written in May 2000. Thus, it is outdated and does not represent the latest data concerning MySQL. I will attempt to find time to rewrite this with more current information soon (August 10th, 2001)

Nevertheless, I do agree that mySQL is a toy database, even though it has learned a couple of tricks in the meantime. It isn't necessarily a bad choice - many people need little more than a .dbm can offer, and mySQL is a nice lean option. It seems to mainly run web-based messageboards these days anyway, and that it's okay for.

Makeshifts last the longest.