RE: [HACKERS] Hi - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

Okay. Sounds good. :-)

How do I get the latest source tree and how is it synchronised?

Michael

--
Dr. Michael Meskes, Project-Manager    | topsystem Systemhaus GmbH
meskes@topsystem.de                    | Europark A2, Adenauerstr. 20
meskes@debian.org                      | 52146 Wuerselen
Go SF49ers! Go Rhein Fire!             | Tel: (+49) 2405/4670-44
Use Debian GNU/Linux!                  | Fax: (+49) 2405/4670-10

> -----Original Message-----
> From:    The Hermit Hacker [SMTP:scrappy@hub.org]
> Sent:    Wednesday, February 04, 1998 2:06 PM
> To:    Michael Meskes
> Cc:    pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org
> Subject:    Re: [HACKERS] Hi
>
> On Wed, 4 Feb 1998, Michael Meskes wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > despite bein chronically short of time I'd like to be involved with
> some
> > database development in free software. It seems to me that
> postgresql is
> > the most complete package out there and it also has some nice
> features
> > like object identity. I consider myself fairly knowledgable when it
> > comes to databases (at least it brought me my Ph.D.) so I think I
> could
> > do some. But before I do so I'd like to ask some questions about the
> > status of development:
>
>     Welcome :)
>
> > 2) How about ODBC? I know there is a driver but apparently I cannot
> use
> > all ODBC features. I have an application on Windows that I'd like to
> use
> > to stress test postgresql a little bit, but I get an SQLError -1
> > everytime I try to fetch a record. Is this a knwon bug?
>
>     Julie (maintainer of PostODBC(src/interfaces/odbc)) has just
> joined this list, and will hopefully be able to answer more
> completely,
> but the PostODBC driver is currently listed as v0.21, so is still
> young...
>
>     Any aid you can provide in helping to mature it are most
> welcome,
> both on our part, and, I imagine, Julie's...
>
> > 3) How would you describe the general goal of this project: Offer as
> > good a database system as you can create as free software? That is
> > should it be able to handle huge amounts of data, or is it seen more
> as
> > a tool for a private person/small business?
>
>     Both...We have at least two ppl so far, that I'm aware of, that
> are dealing with systems of several GB of data through it, including
> one
> of the core developers...like *BSD/Linux "competing" with the more
> entrenched OSs like Solaris (and Microsloth), we're moving towards the
> concept of being a viable alternative to such monolithic RDBMS systems
> such as Oracle/Informix...but we are also working at making sure that
> we
> don't loss site of the majority of our users, which tend to be ppl
> using
> it for WWW based projects.
>
> > 4) Are there areas/Which ares need help?
>
>     http://www.postgresql.org/docs/todo.shtml :)
>
>     There is a long list of things that are "Wish list" items...if
> you
> decide to dive into something, all we ask is that you post something
> here
> so that others know and to prevent "recreating the wheel"...just in
> case
> someone else is already working on it.
>