Date: Mon, 23 Dec 96 01:04:55 -0400 From: "Francisco Reyes" <francisco@natserv.com> To: "FreeBSd Chat list" <chat@freebsd.org>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Subject: Re: mailing list archives Message-ID: <199612230605.BAA03968@revelstone.jvm.com>
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On Sun, 22 Dec 1996 20:48:05 -0800, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: >The only really big question is - how could we implement something like >this? There's gotta be at least one database weenie in the crowd >here! :-) Do any of the existing databases for FreeBSD may be good for this? Postgres or Msql? If none of them do what you need I could work on something. I would need some help though. Basically I could work on the file handling of the database (storing data, indexing, searching, etc). What I would need help with how to interface properly it to an HTTP server, and on some UNIX details (how to make this database a running background process which can be accessed from all sessions). If you can find people who can give me some hints/help with what I mentioned and if it is ok to have this take two or three monts then I volunteer for the project. I have little Unix programming experience, but lots of data handling experience. I currently work with Foxpro for for DOS and migrating to Informix. I also was in change of the conversion of data when we changed from the mainframes to Foxpro. Databases have always been my passion so this is a project I can relate to. I don't do much with FreeBSD, but I read a few mailing lists (every day) and I am always on the lookout for things I can help with. I tried helping with documentation, but discovered there is little help for those who want to help with the documentation: no section in the handbook explaining how to help, no samples, no note where to get the SGML, no basic instructions on how to work with SGML, etc... I even just double checked www.freebsd.org before sending this message to make sure my comments about documentation are still valid.
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