Thread: article: Open source database improvements grow
Haven't seen this posted yet: http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0315specialfocus.html Seems like a reasonably balanced article. Joe
On Mon, 2004-03-15 at 21:23, Joe Conway wrote: > Haven't seen this posted yet: > http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0315specialfocus.html > > Seems like a reasonably balanced article. > On the whole it does seem like the reporter was trying to be balanced. I did have some reservations about the features that were stated as to be included, namely table spaces and two phase commit. We've been bitten before on not having win32 ready after having said it would be, so I think we need to stick closer to actually committed code when speaking publicly on items that will be in 7.5. Some suggestions for the future would be enhanced cross-datatype index usage, updated genetic query optimizer implementation for significant speed increases, named function parameter support, improved buffer management capabilities to reduce locking contention on multi-cpu servers, and a next generation version of the XPATH xml integration code. Win32, while not done yet, has a lot of code in CVS, and I would feel comfortable saying that we'll have a native build for developers in 7.5; PITR, Tablespaces, and 2PC are all still vaporware though so I would shy away from talking about those just yet IMHO. BTW - was nice to see the sig getting some press :-) Robert Treat -- Build A Brighter Lamp :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL
Robert, > On the whole it does seem like the reporter was trying to be balanced. I > did have some reservations about the features that were stated as to be > included, namely table spaces and two phase commit. This was my interview. I did tell the reporter that "this is what's in development, but it's open source, so I can't tell you for certain what will actually be in 7.5" and I guess it wasn't strongly stated enough. And I quoted your sig, too .... -- Josh Berkus Aglio Database Solutions San Francisco
> Robert, > > > On the whole it does seem like the reporter was trying to be balanced. I > > did have some reservations about the features that were stated as to be > > included, namely table spaces and two phase commit. IIRC the article states the upcoming 7.5 is due to be released in June...is that correct? Merlin
On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 13:38:26 -0500, Merlin Moncure <merlin.moncure@rcsonline.com> wrote: > > Robert, > > > > > On the whole it does seem like the reporter was trying to be > balanced. I > > > did have some reservations about the features that were stated as to > be > > > included, namely table spaces and two phase commit. > > IIRC the article states the upcoming 7.5 is due to be released in > June...is that correct? It is too early to say with much confidence, but I don't see how a production release of 7.5 could happen that soon. A beta release could happen in that time frame.
Merlin, > IIRC the article states the upcoming 7.5 is due to be released in > June...is that correct? Damn, is he that specific? I'll have to contact him with errata. -- Josh Berkus Aglio Database Solutions San Francisco
bruno@wolff.to says... > It is too early to say with much confidence, but I don't see how a production > release of 7.5 could happen that soon. A beta release could happen in that > time frame. I would be particularly interested in testing the Windoze version of PostgreSQL with a project that I'm working on. Any pointers as to how I'd be part of a beta test team? TIA. Paul... -- plinehan o_o_h_a_y t_o_d m_o_c C++ Builder 5 SP1, Interbase 6.0.1.6 IBX 5.04 W2K Pro Please do not top-post. "XML avoids the fundamental question of what we should do, by focusing entirely on how we should do it." quote from http://www.metatorial.com
>I would be particularly interested in testing the Windoze version of >PostgreSQL with a project that I'm working on. Any pointers as to how >I'd be part of a beta test team? It's not beta yet, but you can get a runnable pre-beta. You can use a nightly snapshot/cvs to build it. For information, see: http://momjian.postgresql.org/main/writings/pgsql/win32.html (There is also a daily binary build available from that page) //Magnus