Paulo,

Thanks I'll take a look.  GPL is an issue, but high level concepts might 
not be a problem to be inspired by.

- Paul H

>This is another very interesting Java database:
>  http://www.mckoi.com/database/
>
>It seems to be able to handle bigger databases than HypersonicSQL.
>
>Although it is GPL, maybe there is something to learn from it.
>
>
>Have fun,
>Paulo Gaspar
>
>http://www.krankikom.de
>http://www.ruhronline.de
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Stefano Mazzocchi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 11:30 AM
>>
>>Paul Hammant wrote:
>>
>>>Stefano,
>>>
>>>>What about asking the Hypersonic folks to donate the code to the ASF
>>>>first?
>>>>
>>>>I was thinking about that the other day now that the deal with
>>>>
>>the dbXML
>>
>>>>folks is done: we'll have a native XML database under
>>>>
>>xml.apache.org and
>>
>>>>was thinking about the missing RDBMS software and hypersonic seemed to
>>>>me a good starting point.
>>>>
>>>>It might be a good thing to try with them first and if they reject the
>>>>deal, I think it's a good thing to incubate it here or over
>>>>jakarta-commons.
>>>>
>>>An idea.  I am a committer on that project too
>>>
>>Oh, gosh, sorry, I didn't know that.
>>
>>>and my feeling is that it's direction is not one to change.
>>>
>>Ok, perceptions from the inside are a very good thing and I trust you on
>>that.
>>
>>>I've already adapted Hypersonic to
>>>be a "second class" phoenix block, but being close to the code recognise
>>>it needs a massive refactoring.
>>>
>>I sure understand that. The design patterns that make up Avalon are
>>useful only if applied since the beginning of the software design,
>>otherwise, they look more messy than elegant and do more harm than good.
>>
>>>The main issue is that the original
>>>team dispanded and lost interest.  The new team is carrying on, but I
>>>think there is a license issue.  Copyright holders can reassign, but I
>>>think it would be difficult to contact all contributors.
>>>
>>Good point, besides, if you say the community is undergoing a transition
>>and the code needs massive refactoring, there's no point in doing this.
>>
>>So, you have my +1 to start this RDBMS project overhere (even if I think
>>I lost my developer status on this project :)
>>
>>--
>>Stefano Mazzocchi      One must still have chaos in oneself to be
>>                          able to give birth to a dancing star.
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