On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 14:47:34 +0200, Martijn Tonies wrote:
>
> "Captain Paralytic" <paul_lautman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1191327544.797196.47130@22g2000hsm.googlegrou ps.com...
>> On 2 Oct, 07:22, "Martijn Tonies" <m.ton...@upscene.removethis.com>
>> wrote:
>> > > So, had you taken the time to read the manual, you would have known
>> > > this already.
>> >
>> > True, but if "engine substitution" is the default, than IMO, that's
> wrong.
>> >
>> Why is it wrong? It is what the manual states. Maybe you think that
>> not having stricT SQL mode set is wrong and that you should have to
>> configure it to do other things.
>>
>> The manual states what is the default and tells you haw to change it.
>> What is wrong about that?
>
> It's a silly default :-)
>
> IMO, "strict sql" should be the default as well. MySQL is slowly getting
> more and more strict, which is a good thing. It's just strange that it
> wasn't
> strict when it started

So noted. I'm sure the developers will give your opinion all due
consideration when looking into whether to change established behavior.

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