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1. Re: [QUESTIONS] Installation Postgresql95 on linux slackware

   Marc Fournier <scrappy@hub.org> — 1998-02-25T21:43:51Z

   On Wed, 25 Feb 1998, Ronald Cole wrote:
   
   > The Hermit Hacker writes:
   > >	What version?  Postgres95, as a name, died *months* ago, and
   > >several releases back...
   > 
   > And since you've practically removed what made it a postgres database,
   > I would recommend you change the name yet again.  I was quite familiar
   > with the innovative feature set of postgres, and was quite suprised to
   > discover that you've practically removed most of them.  How about
   > calling your current project "gnubase"?
   
   	For starters, there is nothing GNU about this, other then the fact
   that we have now included the ODBC drivers that fall under LGPL...
   
   	Second, over the past two years, we have revisited this, I
   believe, twice, with you being the second one.  Discussing this between
   you and I would be useless, as there is alot that *I* don't know about the
   system, so I'm CC'ng this to pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org...
   
   	I'm curious as to what, from the 'innovative feature set of
   postgres' has disappeared?  The only major thing that *I* know of that has
   disappeared (since we took over development from Jolly/Andrew) is the
   removal of time travel, and there is a README in the contrib/spi directory
   that details how to recreate this using triggers, as required, so instead
   of overall database overhead suffering because *everything* used time
   travel, only the individual tables use it...
   
   	Again, I am interested in knowing how much we have removed, and by
   discussing it in pgsql-hackers, I imagine that there will be a much
   broader knowledge base of ppl that can explain the whys (and work arounds)
   of each...
   
   Marc G. Fournier                                
   Systems Administrator @ hub.org 
   primary: scrappy@hub.org           secondary: scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org 
   
   
   

2. Re: [HACKERS] Re: [QUESTIONS] Installation Postgresql95 on linux slackware

   Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu> — 1998-02-26T03:12:40Z

   > > And since you've practically removed what made it a postgres database,
   > > I would recommend you change the name yet again.  I was quite familiar
   > > with the innovative feature set of postgres, and was quite suprised to
   > > discover that you've practically removed most of them.
   
   Hmm. You should be specific, since many of us are familiar with the feature set
   and your blanket statement doesn't make much sense to me at least. Not intending
   to escalate this, but please remember that without the PostgreSQL team you would
   have a choice of Postgres95/v1.0 or nothing with "Post" in the name. Join us and
   help, or enjoy what is available, or find another tool.
   
   Frankly, I'm quite pleased with the direction PostgreSQL has taken, but then I've
   worked hard to help take it there ;-)
   
                                                 - Tom