I've finally got round to joining the dev list! Personally I don't trust databases with things of this nature, and would prefer to stick with using the file system. Just this week there was another 'I need help urgently' message on the user list - James went screwy because of database issues. I do use the database for user management though... so I think the mix should stay!
I haven't played with derby/cloudscape, but if it's anything like HSQLDB (another pure java db), when running in embedded mode, only one app can connect to the database at a time, which is a real pain in the ass. Of course, as a default option so that people don't have to set up their own database server to use the db repositories, it could be nice. Daniel. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Webb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22 December 2004 10:34 > To: 'James Developers List'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Repositories > > > I've only played with Cloudscape before (Derby's forerunner if you don't > know, I'm sure Danny does!). How would people feel about dropping file: > support altogether and only using db: repositories then? > However this would mean that dbfile: wouldn't work. I don't want to kill a > feature "accidentally" that a lot of people rely on. > > Any thoughts? > > -- Jason > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Danny Angus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 22 December 2004 10:20 > > To: James Developers List > > Subject: Re: Repositories > > > > I've been messing with Derby recently and wondered if we shouldn't > > just bundle derby for people who don't care what happens..? > > > > Otherwise I think we will need to deprecate the cornerstone ones in > > favour of something better for our sanity if nothing else. These have > > had "issues" for as long as I've been involved and I'd cheer, loudly, > > if we saw the back of them. I believe that the NNTP server uses a much > > simpler format for its file repo's, mabey you could re-use something > > from that? > > > > d. > > > > > > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 09:55:15 -0000, Jason Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Sorry to all those waiting for the IMAP work to be committed, but what > > with > > > changing jobs and looking after 2 small people my time has become a > > little > > > tight... > > > > > > However, this has not stopped me thinking about the biggest issue the > > IMAP > > > server faces and that is the repository interface. At the > moment I feel > > I'm > > > trying to ram a very square peg into a very round hole and it's fairly > > > painful. > > > > > > The database repositories are simple to deal with as we > (James) own the > > > code. My main issue is with the Cornerstone file: repositories as they > > are > > > "owned" by the Avalon project. I would like to make changes to these, > > but I > > > need to know if we are still going to be going forward with > > > Cornerstone/Avalon or whatever. > > > > > > -- Jason > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
