[news.eclipse.technology.jsr220-orm] Re: Databases supported

[Werner Punz <werpu@xxxxxx>]

Yes please add postgresql support, it really is one
of the best OSS dbs out there, and definitely has reached
a critical mass to justify an inclusion.


snpe wrote:
> +1 for postgresql
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> advantage - no partnership with sco
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> Renaud Denis wrote:
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>>+1
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>>Bill a Ãcrit :
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>>>I am sorry to hear that PostgreSQL is not supported.  We did a project
>>>with MySQL because it was "free" and then found out it is not free to
>>>commercial organziations like ours.  Now we pay a licensing fee and
>>>carefully track assignement of licenses, which is another cost.
>>>
>>>PostgreSQL is truly free.  It also seems to be far more robust and
>>>reliable than MySQL.  We love Eclipse, so its lack of support here is
>>>unfortunate and will probably force us to use Hibernate.
>>>I would like to urge Eclipse's JSR220-ORM planners to include PostgreSQL
>>>in their plans and let everyone know.
>>>
>>>
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