Rick Hillegas wrote:
I would like to understand how the community influences the standards
which govern Derby:
1) SQL - I've been participating in Derby for a year now. Over the
past year I don't recall any discussion about a need to change the SQL
standard. We have proposed new language in rare cases not covered by
the ANSI volumes. However, I don't recall any attempt to contact the
SQL group and try to change their spec. Do we need to influence this
spec and if so, how do we propose to do so?
2) JDBC - There has been substantial discussion about the upcoming
JDBC4 spec.. Fortunately for us, the spec lead is a member of our
community. In several cases he has taken our viewpoint back to the
JDBC expert group and advocated our position. However, we don't know
who will lead the expert group for JDBC5. How do we expect to
influence the next rev of JDBC?
I am already gathering input and working on my JDBC.next planning so you
cannot get rid of me that easily Rick :-)
3) DRDA - Over the last year, I failed to get a Boolean datatype into
the DRDA spec. This stemmed from the internal dynamics and
pay-for-play nature of the spec's governing body, the DBIOP
Consortium. How do we expect to influence the DRDA spec?
If there's a general solution which covers all of these cases, that's
great. If we handle each spec differently, that's fine too. I'd just
like some discussion and guidance.
Thanks,
-Rick
