Re: wikipedia down, slashdot covering, mysql mentioned

[DebugasRu]

SH> MySql is getting bashed pretty hard in some cases as apparently, in power
SH> failures, you get database corruption.

One can do a simple test
start lengthy transaction and plug off the computer while the
transaction is still in progress.
Will your DBMS recover the errors after switching your computer on
again ? If not then that DBMS is a joke.