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1. RE: [HACKERS] Hi

   Michael Meskes <meskes@topsystem.de> — 1998-02-04T14:30:11Z

   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
   > > Use Debian GNU/Linux!                  | Fax: (+49) 2405/4670-10
   > > 
   > > > -----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.
   > > > 
   > > 
   
   

2. RE: [HACKERS] Hi

   Marc G. Fournier <scrappy@hub.org> — 1998-02-04T14:39:56Z

   On Wed, 4 Feb 1998, Meskes, Michael wrote:
   
   > Okay, I'm just checking out sources.
   
   	Discussions on development issues should be discussed here, in
   pgsql-hackers, but any patches should be submitted to
   pgsql-patches...other then...enjoy :)