Re: pl/Ruby, deprecating plPython and Core

> I think you should take a closer look at PL/Java for the following reasons:
> 
> 1. The number of followers of the Java language is extremely high and 
> increasing.
> 2. Oracle and DB2 offers Java as a procedural language. You make 
> transisitions easy.
> 3. There's a SQL standard for the mapping between the SQL and Java 
> language.
> 4. Middle-tier code is often written in Java and can often be moved to 
> functions and stored procedures without a rewrite.
> 5. PL/Java already provide both trusted and untrusted language handlers.
> 6. PL/Java has a community of over 70 members and increasing.
> 7. PL/Java has no license issue.
> 8. The author of PL/Java would be happy to maintain it in core.

These are all very good reasons. I would honestly have to know more 
about how PL/Java works to make a decision.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake



> 
> Regards,
> Thomas Hallgren
> 
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