Re: OpenFTS (Open Source Full Text Search engine) pre-announce

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Oleg Bartunov <oleg(at)sai(dot)msu(dot)su>
Cc: Pgsql Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, scrappy(at)hub(dot)org
Subject: Re: OpenFTS (Open Source Full Text Search engine) pre-announce
Date: 2001-08-09 16:34:10
Message-ID: 200108091634.f79GYAY28171@candle.pha.pa.us
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GREAT! We need to get this information to people so they know it is
available. It is a major feature that few people know exists.

> Hi,
>
> I'm about to announce a release of OpenFTS search engine.
>
> Short blurb:
>
> OpenFTS (Open Source Full Text Search engine)
> is an advanced PostgreSQL-based search engine
> that provides online indexing of data and relevance
> ranking for database searching. Close integration
> with database allows use of metadata to restrict
> search results.
>
> This is actually what we use at fts.postgresql.org and
> several other sites. Perl version is available for download,
> TCL version (with AOL server support) will be available soon -
> actually it just needs to wrap a release.
>
> The OpenFTS project web site - http://openfts.sourceforge.net/
>
> OpenFTS team:
> Oleg Bartunov - Project Manager
> Teodor Sigaev - Principal Developer
> Daniel Wickstrom - Developer of TCL Version
> Neophytos Demetriou - Documentation Writer
>
> Copyright:
>
> OpenFTS is Copyright 2000-2001 XWare and
> licensed under the GNU General Public License,
> version 2 (June 1991). This means you can use it
> and modify it in any way you want. If you choose to
> redistribute OpenFTS, you must do so under the
> terms of the GNU license.
>
> Regards,
> Oleg
>
> PS.
>
> Marc,
>
> I didn't subscribe to announce list. I think it's worth to
> put link somewhere to OpenFTS web site
>
> _____________________________________________________________
> Oleg Bartunov, sci.researcher, hostmaster of AstroNet,
> Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University (Russia)
> Internet: oleg(at)sai(dot)msu(dot)su, http://www.sai.msu.su/~megera/
> phone: +007(095)939-16-83, +007(095)939-23-83
>
>
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