[GNUe-dev] Fwd: RE: postgres port of the db

[James Michael DuPont]

It looks like jorg has given me permission to use the code under the
GPL.
Do you agree that this is ok?
mike

--- Jorg Janke <address@hidden> wrote:
> From Jorg Janke Wed Nov  5 23:18:59 2003
> Subject: RE: postgres port of the db
> Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 02:18:59 -0500
> From: "Jorg Janke" <address@hidden>
> To: "James Michael DuPont" <address@hidden>
> 
> Hi Mike,
> 
> Yes, please use whatever is needed - just mention the copyright ;-)
> The porting stuff is in CVS - module dbPort - org.compiere.dbPort
> and works fine ... Just PostgreSQL can't handle embedded trx :-/
> 
> Have fun ;-)
> 
> Cheers,
> Jorg
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Michael DuPont [mailto:address@hidden 
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 2:09 AM
> To: Jorg Janke
> Subject: RE: postgres port of the db
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- Jorg Janke <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Hi Mike,
> > Not sure what you are asking for.
> I am asking for permission to use the database schema under the terms
> of the GPL and not only the MPL. You are the copyright holder, you
> can
> give me permission. Otherwise, I have to rewrite the parts of the
> DBSchema that I want to use.
> 
> >  The conversion of the database
> > schema is not the issue and was done by us about a year ago. 
> Well, there was no download of that anywhere.
> Why do i have to repeat your work? Can you please make your porting
> work avaialable via cvs?
> 
> >The
> > issue is that PostgreSQL cannot handle embedded transactions (flat
> > trx model in contrast to Oracle/DB2/Micosoft). The PostgreSQL guys
> > were not interested (seems to me that their procedural framework
> > can't manage it - also lack of supporting procedures).
> > As a consequence, we will migrate the PL/SQL to Java based on a
> > Workflow engine.
> 
> Sounds like a plan. I am not very interested in the engine at this
> point, my plans are making an open engine that will support many
> different models of implementing business logic.
> 
> Greetings,
> mike
> 
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