[Evolution] Design question (Why Berkeley DB?)

[Hal Eisen <eisen dunhackin org>]

So I've been reading about how it is important to get the right
version of Berkeley DB from Sleepycat and all, and it made me think:
Why use Berkeley DB?  Was a comparison against GDBM and PostgreSQL and
MySQL made?  What criteria were used?  How did Berkeley DB come to be
chosen?  I don't have anything against Berkeley DB - I've been using
it for a looong time (almost 10 years, I think).  I'm just curious.

                                                Hal

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Hal J Eisen, TMWTMOASS                                eisen dunhackin org
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