I also think this would be a good idea. I have written some UDF's for specific internal use and often wondered if they would be useful to others. It would be nice if there was a centralized place to search for UDFs, so you don't have to re-invent the wheel everytime you need a function. I think that the community list may be the appropriate list for disscussion on how to get this going. I believe it is run by Arjen Lentz. I have CC'd him on this message. Maybe he can give some input.
Regards, -- Tom Crimmins Interface Specialist Pottawattamie County, Iowa On Wednesday, March 30, 2005 09:12, Dan Bolser wrote: > On Wed, 30 Mar 2005, Mark Papadakis wrote: > >> That is a really good idea - though I am not sure there is much of >> those out there to justify the cause, nor many developers actually >> using UDFs. > > Cheers :) > > I think with the right infra more people would start using and > developing UDF's, especially if the work was a part of 'MySQL' proper > and not just different groups of individuals. I know it wouldn't make > any *real* difference, but it would make a psychological difference. > Also a central project would be a way to boost visibility for > different UDF projects, for example good (ongoing) work could be > showcased in the MySQL news letter. > > >> Still, having them all in one place could be nothing but a good >> thing. > > Yeah, I totally agree :) Especially if resources like the MySQL > bugtracker and mailing lists could be shared. > > Is this the right forum for requesting such things? > > All the best, > Dan. > > >> >> MarkP >> >> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:39:11 +0100 (BST), Dan Bolser >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I searched for previous discussion on this topic, but didn't find >>> any. >>> >>> I would like to see a centralized MySQL hosted UDF archive and >>> development project. The only existing 'archives' seem to be >>> somewhat poorly >>> maintained (sorry), and suffer for their duplicated efforts and >>> being loosely distributed throughout the web. >>> >>> The best I can find are here (ranked according to Google)... >>> >>> http://empyrean.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/~nem/mysql/udf/ >>> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/2292 >>> http://www.thecodeproject.com/Purgatory/mygroupconcat.asp >>> http://mysql-udf.sourceforge.net/ >>> http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6841 >>> >>> I think a centralized project would do wonders for the UDF >>> community, allowing UDF's to be discussed, suggested and developed >>> under one roof. A first step should be to create a >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list. Without such a central list the >>> UDF community can't communicate effectively. Who better than MySQL >>> to organize the MySQL UDF community? >>> >>> A simple "not officially supported" statement is all that is >>> needed. Good UDF's could become part of MySQL proper, and a UDF >>> 'bundle' would be a >>> great development. MySQL programmers could help build UDF's, and the >>> community could vote on 'wanted' functions. >>> >>> You could probably guess where all this is going, and that is >>> towards my >>> own UDF request (where to ask?), but I will leave that for later. >>> >>> Any comments? Any postings that I have missed? Any reason that >>> their is no udf mailing list? I think that their are tons of UDF's >>> waiting to happen, given the right conditions. >>> >>> All the best, >>> Dan. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
