Re: Lisp as a procedural language? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Lisp as a procedural language?
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Msg-id 1307.1224379829@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Lisp as a procedural language?  ("M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@cesmail.net>)
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"M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@cesmail.net> writes:
> GCL (and Clisp) are both reasonable implementations of Common Lisp.
> However, they are both GPL, which I think is an issue for PostgreSQL
> community members.

Well, it would be an issue if we wanted to distribute PL/Lisp as part of
the core; but I kinda doubt that there would be enough demand to justify
that.  As long as it's a separate project I don't see much wrong with
depending on a GPL Lisp implementation, if you find that that's the best
choice technically.

> CMUCL development more or less stalled out, and many
> of the heavyweights moved to Steel Bank Common Lisp (SBCL). It's kind of
> a joke -- Carnegie => Steel, Mellon => Bank, so Carnegie Mellon
> (University) Common Lisp => Steel Bank Common Lisp. :)

Not that I've got anything against CMU software ;-)
        regards, tom lane


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