Manyi Yes, I very much understand the importance of unixODBC drivers. That is the reason, I initially wrote to this alias as well as to other Open Solaris aliases to see if the integration is feasible.
But, based on the response I got from database-discuss mail alias, I sense some reluctance in bundling unixODBC or Free TSD client drivers within Open Solaris. I very much hope / wish that we actually integrate these components within Open Solaris. We have even got a customer asking us to integrate them. thanks sriram Manyi Lu wrote: > Sriram Natarajan wrote: >> Hi >> Here is the latest update with respect to additional database support. >> >> 2) Database folks within Sun seem to feel that unixODBC and Free TDS >> products are sort of beta quality . However, I have not heard a >> refusal to bundle these libraries yet. So, I am still waiting for a >> final answer on this topic. > May I ask who says unixODBC is of beta quality? It is the way to > connect an ODBC client to a database on unix. On the other hands, none > of Postgres, MySQL, Java DB that we bundle with Solaris include a ODBC > driver which makes bundling unixODBC unnecessary. For connecting php > with external databases, you still need unixODBC. > > Thanks, > > Manyi >
