Re: All Things Considered - off list

On Fri, 10 Oct 1997, Mike Howard wrote: } From: "Art S. Kagel" <kagel@ns1.bloomberg.com> } } On Thu, 9 Oct 1997, Tim Schaefer wrote: } } > Carlton, } > } [SNIP] } Do you still think it's a bad idea to `build one'? } } Here's my thoughts on this: } - the `other' databases which run on Linux are all `small company' } closed code or semi-closed code/license products. This severely } limits how good they can be. Linux and GNU demonstrate how good } software can be if fully open and non-proprietary. } - a `real' database is too big a job for a small company, just as a } full blown operating system is too big a job for an individual or very } small group. Linux demonstrates that large collaborative projects are } possible with high quality results. } } So: why not apply the Linux model to building a substantial } relational database engine and tools. } [SNIP] } Thoughts? There is such a project. The Russian GNU SQL Server but it is not yet ready for prime time and as a University project I'm not sure that they will be willing to release code control to the net. Perhaps we could negotiate a branch project. Art S. Kagel, kagel@bloomberg.com