Re: [DOCS] Some developer FAQ links need updating

2004-10-15 Thread Bruce Momjian
Tom Lane wrote: > "Joshua D. Drake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > There is only one current standard SQL:2003 correct? The rest are > > considered deprecated? > > The old ones are certainly not "deprecated". > > Personally I find the newer versions to be suffering from uncontrolled > feature b

Re: [DOCS] Some developer FAQ links need updating

2004-10-15 Thread Tom Lane
"Joshua D. Drake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > There is only one current standard SQL:2003 correct? The rest are > considered deprecated? The old ones are certainly not "deprecated". Personally I find the newer versions to be suffering from uncontrolled feature bloat and committee-itis.

Re: [DOCS] Some developer FAQ links need updating

2004-10-15 Thread Josh Berkus
Peter, Folks: > Since we have limited resources, I think it's OK that we concentrate on > working with the latest official standards version. And because the latest > standards version is modularized and has individual feature lists and > packages, it would be a lot easier for us to look good, an

Re: [DOCS] Some developer FAQ links need updating

2004-10-15 Thread Bruce Momjian
OK, new wording: There are three versions of the SQL standard: SQL-92, SQL:1999, and SQL:2003. They are endorsed by ANSI and ISO. Draft versions can be download from: --- Peter Eisentraut wrote: > Am Freitag

Re: [DOCS] Some developer FAQ links need updating

2004-10-15 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Am Freitag, 15. Oktober 2004 05:24 schrieb Bruce Momjian: > I don't think so. Some database say they are SQL99-compliant while not > SQL-2003 compliant. Clearly, consenting parties are free to agree on making their products conform to any standards document, be it old or new or deprecated or sil

Re: [DOCS] Some developer FAQ links need updating

2004-10-14 Thread Bruce Momjian
Joshua D. Drake wrote: > Bruce Momjian wrote: > > >Peter Eisentraut wrote: > > > > > >>Bruce Momjian wrote: > >> > >> > >>> There are three major standards: SQL-92, SQL:1999, and SQL:2003. > >>> > >>> > >>Actually, they are just different versions of the single major standard. > >>

Re: [DOCS] Some developer FAQ links need updating

2004-10-14 Thread Joshua D. Drake
Bruce Momjian wrote: Peter Eisentraut wrote: Bruce Momjian wrote: There are three major standards: SQL-92, SQL:1999, and SQL:2003. Actually, they are just different versions of the single major standard. Wording suggestion? There i

Re: [DOCS] Some developer FAQ links need updating

2004-10-14 Thread Bruce Momjian
Peter Eisentraut wrote: > Bruce Momjian wrote: > >There are three major standards: SQL-92, SQL:1999, and SQL:2003. > > Actually, they are just different versions of the single major standard. Wording suggestion? -- Bruce Momjian| http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL P

Re: [DOCS] Some developer FAQ links need updating

2004-10-14 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Bruce Momjian wrote: >There are three major standards: SQL-92, SQL:1999, and SQL:2003. Actually, they are just different versions of the single major standard. -- Peter Eisentraut http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/ ---(end of broadcast)

Re: [DOCS] Some developer FAQ links need updating

2004-10-14 Thread Bruce Momjian
Troels Arvin wrote: > Hello Bruce, > > On Thu, 2004-10-14 at 17:19 -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > I have updated it to: > > > > 1.12) Where can I get a copy of the SQL standards? > > [...] > > Great. > > > There are two major standards, SQL92 and SQL99. > > Shouldn't that be

Re: [DOCS] Some developer FAQ links need updating

2004-10-14 Thread Troels Arvin
Hello Bruce, On Thu, 2004-10-14 at 17:19 -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: > I have updated it to: > > 1.12) Where can I get a copy of the SQL standards? > [...] Great. > There are two major standards, SQL92 and SQL99. Shouldn't that be SQL-92 and SQL:2003, by the way? (SQL

Re: [DOCS] Some developer FAQ links need updating

2004-10-14 Thread Alvaro Herrera
On Thu, Oct 14, 2004 at 05:19:13PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Thanks. I have updated it to: > > 1.12) Where can I get a copy of the SQL standards? > > There are two major standards, SQL92 and SQL99. Ah, shouldn't this say "there are three major ..." if you are goin

Re: [DOCS] Some developer FAQ links need updating

2004-10-14 Thread Bruce Momjian
Thanks. I have updated it to: 1.12) Where can I get a copy of the SQL standards? There are two major standards, SQL92 and SQL99. These standards are endorsed by ANSI and ISO. A draft of the SQL92 standard is available at http://www.contrib.andrew.