I think we should provide migration information for existing IBM DB2 JDBC driver users. It can only aid the migration to, or adoption of Derby by end users and software vendors.
John
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Jeff Levitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 06/05/2005 09:07:17 AM:
> I just opened a new Jira issue for documenting the
> Derby Network Client:
> http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-261
>
> I am in the process of implementing the goals outlined
> in that issue. However, as I mentioned in the entry,
> we don't have resolution on whether to completely
> remove information on using the IBM DB2 JDBC driver
> (and possibly create an external whitepaper at some
> point), or whether to create a new section in the
> Server and Admin guide that describes the differing
> syntax, along with some examples, should a user wish
> to use that driver instead of the new Network Client.
>
>
> So far we have one voice of support for:
> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.apache.db.derby.devel/3519
> and one against:
> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.apache.db.derby.devel/3478
>
> Are there any other opinions out there?
>
> I'd like to get some sort of consensus, as I am almost
> ready to send a first draft of a patch for review.
>
> Thanks!
