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

Okay, I'm just checking out sources.

Michael

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> -----Original Message-----
> From:    The Hermit Hacker [SMTP:scrappy@hub.org]
> Sent:    Wednesday, February 04, 1998 2:42 PM
> To:    Meskes, Michael
> Cc:    pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org
> Subject:    RE: [HACKERS] Hi
>
> On Wed, 4 Feb 1998, Meskes, Michael wrote:
>
> > Okay. Sounds good. :-)
> >
> > How do I get the latest source tree and how is it synchronised?
>
>     We recommend that everyone doing development work use or grab
> CVSup (see ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/CVSup for details and some
> binaries), which is the fastest/most uptodate way of grabbing the
> sources.
>
>     Right now, being in beta mode, there is a daily snapshot being
> made and placed in
> ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/postgresql.snapshot.tar.gz
>
>     After v6.4 is released, that will go back down to weekly
> snapshots
> vs daily
>
>
>
>  >
> > 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
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> >
> > > -----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.
> > >
> >