[email protected] wrote: > I think the issue at hand is how to allow plugins (regions modules and > others) to store additional data in the existing databases. Many times > the extra data is just a few more fields. Having to setup entire > databases for those plugins, separate from the existing ones, and > requiring coordination with the existing ones, seems like an unnecessary > complexity. > > So definitely +1 on jhurliman's proposal.
+1 as well. > > Stefan Andersson wrote: >> For what it's worth, I'd rather have us encourage exploring notions of >> cloud-like and distributed services than to create a serve-all string >> storage. >> >> Pitched against monolithic database providers, I feel it's more in line with >> the OpenSim distributed, modular and decoupled mantras. >> >> /Stefan >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:opensim-dev- >>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Dickson, Mike (ISS Software) >>> Sent: den 22 september 2009 17:55 >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [Opensim-dev] Thoughts on adding a generic key-value >>> storage system to OpenSim? >>> >>> And OpenSim is? >>> >>> I actually really like the notion of a REST like interface for semi- >>> structured attribute/value storage for modules. Similar to the cloud >>> centric storage services. Maybe you configure a URL for the REST >>> storage svc to use and a module that needs it can look it up and use >>> it. One implementation could certainly be in the local database but an >>> external svc (either a separate shared "internal" svc or a real >>> external cloud storage svc depending on needs). >>> >>> Anyway, I'd hate to see restricting options for this based on perceived >>> stability of a solution. OpenSim itself is "alpha" as has been pointed >>> out. Melanie, you seem to have a preconceived design in mind, maybe >>> you could share some details. >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:opensim-dev- >>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Melanie >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 10:42 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [Opensim-dev] Thoughts on adding a generic key-value >>> storage system to OpenSim? >>> >>> CouchDB is generally not considered stable at this time. >>> >>> Melanie >>> >>> Daniel Smith wrote: >>>> You mentioned JSON -- Anyone looking at CouchDB? >>>> http://couchdb.apache.org/ >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 12:16 AM, Frisby, Adam >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> I think something that has emerged a lot in the last year is the >>>>> scalability properties of key-value stores. You can get them up to >>> gigantic >>>>> sized databases fairly efficiently; definitely more so than a >>> conventional >>>>> DB. It would however be nice if we could get some kind of struct >>> format for >>>>> serialising/deserialising data and knowing how to decode it >>> implicitly. >>>>> (XML, JSON?) >>>>> >>>>> Adam >>>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> --- >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Opensim-dev mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Opensim-dev mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Opensim-dev mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev >> _______________________________________________ >> Opensim-dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev >> > _______________________________________________ > Opensim-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev -- dr dirk husemann ---- virtual worlds research ---- ibm zurich research lab SL: dr scofield ---- [email protected] ---- http://xyzzyxyzzy.net/ RL: [email protected] - +41 44 724 8573 - http://www.zurich.ibm.com/~hud/ _______________________________________________ Opensim-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev
