I like PostgreSQL but in this instance, MySQL is a better choice since it is more "mainstream" and implemented on more platforms. It turns out that MySQL does have a boolean type now, I just have older textbooks that predate its introduction.
I just checked on invitations. It appears that at least for the moment, I have none available. I don't know whether they just haven't allotted them during the beta period or if it's because I'm a noob. However, you can probably get an invitation the way I did. Use OpenID under your LJ account to sign in and comment on a Dreamwidth journal. As an OpenID user, you are granted most of the privileges of a free account already. But they send invitations to OpenID users at intervals, so you'll probably receive an invite within a few days.
Go to my Dreamwidth page and make a comment, selecting OpenID for your identity. They'll ask for your LJ URL and an e-mail address. A validation e-mail will be sent to you. Respond to that, and you're in under OpenID. If I understand it correctly, that means you need to be signed into LJ (have a valid cookie for LJ) in order to use Dreamwidth. You can upload icons, create a profile, and all that stuff even as an OpenID user.
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Date: 2009-04-22 11:01 am (UTC)I just checked on invitations. It appears that at least for the moment, I have none available. I don't know whether they just haven't allotted them during the beta period or if it's because I'm a noob. However, you can probably get an invitation the way I did. Use OpenID under your LJ account to sign in and comment on a Dreamwidth journal. As an OpenID user, you are granted most of the privileges of a free account already. But they send invitations to OpenID users at intervals, so you'll probably receive an invite within a few days.
Go to my Dreamwidth page and make a comment, selecting OpenID for your identity. They'll ask for your LJ URL and an e-mail address. A validation e-mail will be sent to you. Respond to that, and you're in under OpenID. If I understand it correctly, that means you need to be signed into LJ (have a valid cookie for LJ) in order to use Dreamwidth. You can upload icons, create a profile, and all that stuff even as an OpenID user.