Re: [GENERAL] Interbase replacement

Howie <caffeine@toodarkpark.org>

From: Howie <caffeine@toodarkpark.org>
To: David Warnock <david@sundayta.co.uk>
Cc: "pgsql-general@postgreSQL.org" <pgsql-general@postgreSQL.org>
Date: 1999-12-22T18:38:18Z
Lists: pgsql-general
On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, David Warnock wrote:

> [SNIP]
> critical (at least for some)
> - support for Windows 9x

as in a native port of pgsql to ms-windows or as in odbc drivers ( which
postgresql already has ) ?

> - transaction log with roll forward from backups
> 
> desireable
> - stored procedures 

there was a huge discussion on this earlier.  i think its coming rsn.

> - relational integrity via foreign keys

due in 7.x i think ( im not a pgsql developer ).  for now one can use
'refint' ( $PGSQL_SRC_ROOT/contrib/spi/refint.* ) to get some degree of
foreign key support.  check the list archive for extended discussions on
it.

> Would it be possible to find ways to pay postgresql developers to add
> these things? We would be very happy to pay several $1000 for these and
> it might be possible to find others from the Interbase community.

www.pgsql.com has the necessary info.

> [SNIP]

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