Thread: Open Source Projects using PostgreSQL
Hi, I was gathering some material for a PostgreSQL advocacy talk, and wondered whether there was a list of Open Source projects using PostgreSQL, preferably by default or exclusively. I couldn't find much on the website besides http://www.postgresql.org/download/products/7 where most projects except for Bacula (besides, License = commercial?) and Bricolage did not ring a bell and the "Open Source Projects" section on http://www.postgresql.org/about/users However, that one is not very focused either and it is not exactly clear whether those projects use Postgres in-house (like e.g. Debian with their package archive software), or base their products/projects on it (gforge). I could not find any other lists, so I started one on the wiki for now with the projects I have gathered so far: http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/OpenSource_Projects_Using_PostgreSQL If this is redundant or useless, I will just remove it again, otherwise, please add to it. I think it would be particularly valuable to have a list of high-profile Open Source projects handy, which use PostgreSQL by default or even exclusively. Cheers, Michael -- Michael Banck Tel.: +49 (0) 2161 / 4643-171 credativ GmbH, HRB Mönchengladbach 12080 Hohenzollernstr. 133, 41061 Mönchengladbach Geschäftsführung: Dr. Michael Meskes, Jörg Folz
On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Michael Banck <michael.banck@credativ.de> wrote: > Hi, > > I was gathering some material for a PostgreSQL advocacy talk, and > wondered whether there was a list of Open Source projects using > PostgreSQL, preferably by default or exclusively. > > I couldn't find much on the website besides > > http://www.postgresql.org/download/products/7 > > where most projects except for Bacula (besides, License = commercial?) > and Bricolage did not ring a bell and the "Open Source Projects" section > on > > http://www.postgresql.org/about/users > > However, that one is not very focused either and it is not exactly clear > whether those projects use Postgres in-house (like e.g. Debian with > their package archive software), or base their products/projects on it > (gforge). > > I could not find any other lists, so I started one on the wiki for now > with the projects I have gathered so far: > > http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/OpenSource_Projects_Using_PostgreSQL > > If this is redundant or useless, I will just remove it again, otherwise, > please add to it. I think it would be particularly valuable to have a > list of high-profile Open Source projects handy, which use PostgreSQL by > default or even exclusively. LedgerSMB (http://www.ledgersmb.org) is an open source accounting and ERP project which uses PostgreSQL exclusively. Wondering how to get it on the list. I didn't see an easy way to create an account so maybe that's not open to the general public. I think the list is very useful, btw. I would suggest if possible adding links to the projects so folks who want more information can go to the respective web pages. There are a couple major reasons why I think such a list is very useful: 1) It shows people what they can do with PostgreSQL 2) It helps the community find open source software that supports PostgreSQL. Best Wishes, Chris Travers
Hi, Am Donnerstag, den 24.11.2011, 15:43 -0800 schrieb Chris Travers: > On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Michael Banck > > I could not find any other lists, so I started one on the wiki for now > > with the projects I have gathered so far: > > > > http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/OpenSource_Projects_Using_PostgreSQL > > LedgerSMB (http://www.ledgersmb.org) is an open source accounting and > ERP project which uses PostgreSQL exclusively. Oh right, I saw your blog posts over the last weeks, but I did an initial list a while ago and forgot to add it. > Wondering how to get it on the list. I didn't see an easy way to > create an account so maybe that's not open to the general public. I believe you need a community account, which I you have to create via the main site AFAIK. I have added LedgerSMB now, FWIW. > I think the list is very useful, btw. I would suggest if possible > adding links to the projects so folks who want more information can go > to the respective web pages. Absolutely, I was just a bit in a hurry earlier on. If I find time over the weekend, I will add the respective links if nobody beats me to it. > There are a couple major reasons why I think such a list is very useful: > 1) It shows people what they can do with PostgreSQL > 2) It helps the community find open source software that supports PostgreSQL. Yeah. Cheers, Michael -- Michael Banck Tel.: +49 (0) 2161 / 4643-171 credativ GmbH, HRB Mönchengladbach 12080 Hohenzollernstr. 133, 41061 Mönchengladbach Geschäftsführung: Dr. Michael Meskes, Jörg Folz
On 11/24/2011 05:01 PM, Michael Banck wrote: > I could not find any other lists, so I started one on the wiki for now > with the projects I have gathered so far: > > http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/OpenSource_Projects_Using_PostgreSQL > The only page like this on the wiki already is http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Category:Software_Ports and I just added your new page to that category. That was tracking more works in progress, and no one has updated it in years. It would be nice to make that current too, if that's possible to sort out as part of research into this new list While I was in there I fixed a couple of things: -"OpenSource" isn't a proper combination; the page is now named http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Open_Source_Projects_Using_PostgreSQL to fix that before it gets linked to more. -Page is reformatted into sections -I removed the intro, since it just restarted the page title -Linked the new page into the main site at http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Advocacy -- Greg Smith 2ndQuadrant US greg@2ndQuadrant.com Baltimore, MD PostgreSQL Training, Services, and 24x7 Support www.2ndQuadrant.us