First beta of Midgard 1.2.5 for Oracle released
The first test release of Midgard 1.2.5 port to the Oracle 8i database
is now available for download.
This release
E-TARGET-B, a French eCommerce software developer has sponsored a port
of version 1.2.5 of the Midgard Web Application Server to the Oracle
8i database platform. This improves Midgard's scalability greatly,
making it a possible Web architecture solution in even demanding
publishing and eCommerce environments.
The software has been released under the original Midgard licensing
terms, and is compatible on the application level with the regular
(MySQL) version of Midgard. The release also includes Initiative
Internet's solution for adding extensible record support to Midgard.
While it is still unclear whether the release will be integrated with
the official Midgard source branch, it is an important step in
Midgard's evolution towards actual database independence.
The release is available in source format, and includes preliminary
installation notes. Documentation for the release is still under work,
and will hopefully be included to the next beta release of Midgard's
Oracle port. Because of lacking documentation, it is recommended to
contact the Midgard mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) in case of
installation problems.
Developers for the Oracle port were:
-Philippe Pierre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, DBA
-Christophe Acezat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, OCI
-Bruno Richaud, Debug
-Jean-Pierre Arneodo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
The release can be downloaded from:
http://demo.initiative.fr/midgard/oracle/
See also the original release notes for Midgard 1.2 series:
http://www.midgard-project.org/article/1171.html
Licensing issues
The Midgard core libraries are distributed under the GNU Library
General Public License, a license which permits the software to be
freely used so long as it is dynamically linked or the user can relink
it to new versions of the libraries. This is the same license used by,
for example, the Linux C libraries. Because of the licensing scheme,
Midgard can be considered to be free software developed with an Open
Source model.
The Midgard-based administration tools and usage examples in the
Midgard packages are distributed under the X Consortium license, which
doesn't impose any conditions on modification or redistribution of
source code or binaries other than requiring that copyright/license
notices are left intact.
About Midgard
Midgard is a freely-available Web application development and
publishing platform based on the popular PHP scripting language. It is
an Open Source development project, giving you the freedom to create
your solutions in an open environment. Midgard is the tool for
creating, modifying and maintaining dynamic database-enabled Web
services. Learn more at http://www.midgard-project.org/
About E-TARGET-B
E-TARGET-B develops a product to maintain the logistic product chain,
from a basket, as front office, to the shipping through suppliers.
The back office of the tool is written in Midgard, and the front
office is Midgard itself.
About The Midgard Project Ry
The Midgard Project is a nonprofit organization founded in Helsinki,
Finland to advance the development and usage of the Midgard Web
Application environment and project, and to provide equal
opportunities of making use of the system to both users and
developers. The organization offers all contributors of the Midgard
project the needed development environment by governing the copyrights
of the major components of the Midgard Application Server.
Contact information
Jean-Pierre Arneodo, Initiative Internet
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Henri Bergius, The Midgard Project Ry
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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