Re: Influencing the standards which govern Derby

2006-08-01 Thread Rick Hillegas
I wanted to summarize where I think this discussion stands now: 1) SQL - Individuals can influence the SQL spec by renting cheap seats from ANSI for $500/year. See http://www.ansi.org/membership/overview/overview.aspx?menuid=2. 2) JDBC - Fortunately, the JDBC spec lead will continue to be a

Re: Influencing the standards which govern Derby

2006-08-01 Thread Jean T. Anderson
Rick Hillegas wrote: I wanted to summarize where I think this discussion stands now: ... 2) JDBC - Fortunately, the JDBC spec lead will continue to be a member of our community. In addition, individuals can join the JCP for free. See http://jcp.org/en/participation/membership. Individuals can

Re: Influencing the standards which govern Derby

2006-07-20 Thread Rick Hillegas
Thank for the useful discussion. A couple comments follow: Daniel John Debrunner wrote: 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

Influencing the standards which govern Derby

2006-07-19 Thread Rick Hillegas
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

Re: Influencing the standards which govern Derby

2006-07-19 Thread Lance J. Andersen
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

Re: Influencing the standards which govern Derby

2006-07-19 Thread Daniel John Debrunner
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

Re: Influencing the standards which govern Derby

2006-07-19 Thread Lance J. Andersen
Daniel John Debrunner wrote: 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

Re: Influencing the standards which govern Derby

2006-07-19 Thread Kathey Marsden
Rick Hillegas wrote: How do we expect to influence the DRDA spec? I don't know. But it sure would be nice to see some simple things added to support JDBC. Here are a few example concerns. There seems to be no protocol for - Negotiating client locale up front for message text. We use

Re: Influencing the standards which govern Derby

2006-07-19 Thread Daniel John Debrunner
Kathey Marsden wrote: Rick Hillegas wrote: How do we expect to influence the DRDA spec? I don't know. But it sure would be nice to see some simple things added to support JDBC. Here are a few example concerns. There seems to be no protocol for - Negotiating client locale up front