[development] Why do we avoid auto-incrementing db columns?

[Khalid Baheyeldin]

Databases that have no auto increment have other ways of implementing this.

For example, for Oracle, this is detailed here:
http://drupal.org/node/83610#comment-226203

For older discussions on sequences vs. auto increment, check these.

http://drupal.org/node/55516#comment-131319
http://drupal.org/node/55516#comment-135926
http://drupal.org/node/29730
http://lists.drupal.org/pipermail/development/2005-December/012097.html
http://drupal.org/node/3684
http://drupal.org/node/38585
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