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From: Thomas Krebs <krebs@faps.uni-erlangen.de>
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Subject: Re: SQL Interface (and more) 
To: zen@zen.gklw.co.at (V.Grabner)
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 95 20:34:32 METDST
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> We would also be very interested in it.
> 
> There are also a few things:
> 
> We are using postgres on 2 different platforms (Linux + SunOs) 
> here for a about a year, have it in CVS an we've it patched a lot.
> 
I have also a number of patches done, I could commit.

> (minor bugs, changes (like "copy to,from"), stability enhancements, etc)
> 
> We also have a list of "don't use" here, like
> 
> hash indices		-> break postgres (reproducable)
> the abstime type 	-> only seem to work without DST
> some array statements	-> make the backend core-dump
> records > 8K data	-> destroy the database with post mortem warning
> etc ..
> 
> and we also extented some #defines like NBACKENDS and stuff for
> large scale databases.
> 
> The question is:
> 
> Are there enough people interrested to do a (public) project kind of like 
> Postgres95, where we could fix some major problems , extend the monster and 
> add the fault tolerance needed for normal use ?
> 
Maybe an group could be built to manage a central source repository, where
hackers could send their patches to, and maybe an active developers group
is growing out of that.
Opinions???

Thomas
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