Re: SAPDB Open Souce

From: M(dot)Feldtmann(at)t-online(dot)de (Marten Feldtmann)
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Gavin Sherry <swm(at)linuxworld(dot)com(dot)au>, Matthew <matt(at)ctlno(dot)com>, "'pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org'" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: SAPDB Open Souce
Date: 2001-04-29 19:11:07
Message-ID: 3AEC674B.3E432806@toppoint.de
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Bruce Momjian schrieb:
>
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I've used the open source SAPDB and the performance is pretty damned
> > impressive. However, 'open source' in application to it is somewhat
> > deceptive, since you have to make it with SAP's proprietary build
> > tools/environment.
> >
> > In my opinion, however, it would be worth closely auditing SAP DB to see
> > what postgres can learn.
>
> I downloaded it. The directories are two characters in length, the
> files are numbers, and it is a mixture of C++, Python, and Pascal. Need
> I say more. :-)
>

Well, I used to use PostgreSQL and Adabas / SAP-DB and after that it's
pretty much clear now, that there're not so many arguments for
PostgreSQL.

Marten

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