Re: Berkeley DB license
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
Cc: "Michael A. Olson" <mao@sleepycat.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2000-05-16T17:52:03Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> On Tue, 16 May 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > > On Tue, 16 May 2000, Michael A. Olson wrote: > > > > > > > Rather than replacing just the storage manager, you'd be replacing > > > > the access methods, buffer manager, transaction manager, and some > > > > of the shared memory plumbing with our stuff. > > > > > > So, basically, we rip out 3+ years or work on our backend and put an SQL > > > front-end over top of BerkleyDB? > > > > Now, no one is suggesting we do this. The issue is exploring what gains > > we could make in doing this. > > Definitely ... I'm just reducing it down to simpler terms, that's all :) I am glad you did. I like the fact we are open to re-evaluate our code and consider code from outside sources. Many open-source efforts have problems with code-not-made-here. -- Bruce Momjian | http://www.op.net/~candle pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026