Re: [HACKERS] Inprise/Borland releasing Interbase as Open source - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Inprise/Borland releasing Interbase as Open source
Date
Msg-id 200001041942.OAA20503@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Inprise/Borland releasing Interbase as Open source  (The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>)
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> > They say they'll continue to sell it via their traditional channels
> > and sell support, too.   So it's not really clear what open-source
> > means in this context.  Open-source doesn't have to mean the disappearance
> > of license fees...
> > 
> > >> You guys have done a great job - but, frankly, IB is better.
> > >
> > >In what ways?  
> > 
> > Outer joins, for one. 
> 
> currently being worked on by Thomas, schedualed for, I believe, v7.1 this
> summer ...

I have spoken to him about getting some minimal OUTER join functionality
in 7.0.  Let's see what happens.

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