"lightweight" ODBMS for linux?

[Georgios E. Keramidas]

Drew Wade wrote:

> Jenny Forss wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm looking for an ODBMS (or possibly an ORDBMS) that would let us do the
> > following:
> >
> > * We want to set up a "central" database server which would hold the most
> > part of our objects. For this server, we have high needs for scalability,
> > concurrency control etc.
> >

Pretty rational needs that are really _not_ fulfilled that wellon the hardware
you have with NT or 95, right?  That's why you're
thinking about Linux... like me and many others who are forced to
use Solaris or other commercial OSes to do bussiness and then get
hang by Sun or any other vendor until the next release comes out...

But this is not related to comp.databases.object and I will spare the rest
of the smalltalk for comp.lang.smalltalk or some other related newgroup :)

> > * In addition to this, we need to provide a smaller, private database to
> > each of our users (who will be very spread out geographically). The users
> > will first work on their own data in the private database, and later on
> > submit it to the central database (where it can be accessed by others). Key
> > requirements for this private database is that it should be cheap, and run
> > on many platforms (especially linux, Windows and UNIX).

*** especially linux ***

as you have very well noted !

> > Is there any DBMS that provides this? (It seems that the ObjectStore
> > ODBMS/PSE combination allows for this type of setup, but their PSE doesn't
> > seem to be available on linux... Unfortunately, this is an absolute must
> > for us.)
> >
> > I'd really appreciate your help!
> > Regards,
> >
> >         Jenny Forss
>
> the good news:  objectivity/db does this extremely well.  access to
> multiple widely distributed databases is transparent to the user.
> re-synching is automatic, replicatoin guarantees integrity even during
> failures (such as network links, nodes).  user has control over this
> stuff.

ahem,

please stop self-advertising...  unless you got really good news !

> the bad news:  no support for linux.  if there's enough business,
> approach us (info at objectivity.com).  if not, would you consider one of
> the more popular platforms?  any unix, win nt/95/3.1, etc.?  you'll get
> better support and upgrades from the vendors.  :)
>

I thought so...

no good news, just bad ones.

C' mon I can see your boss standing behind you and telling you what
to write...  our DBMS does this, our DBMS does that, but (pity) it
doesn't support linux.

Of course, I 'm sure you know that ceasing to support such a major
platform as Linux has become the last few years, with such a great
potential for future growth, you're only hurting yourself.  After all,
pushing me and many others to use Windoze for work does not mean
that I will respect or worship it as you do.

As far as support on commercial platforms, such as Windoze, or...
any unix (isn't linux a UNIX system? I honestly thought it was until now!)
you have to be kidding about it...  or you have never been left talking
to a music-phone as I have, because you obviously payed the BIG
bucks it takes to get really usable support...

But enough with this crap...  You _will_ have to support Linux, soon!
When you start losing customers... and I will be the second one,
because Jenny Forss was the first one !!!!!

> regards,
> drew

Lots of  'em, from all Linux users worldwide, to you, too...

> --
> Drew Wade                  mailto:drew at objectivity.com
> Objectivity, Inc.          mailto:info at objectivity.com
> 301B E. Evelyn Ave.        http://www.objectivity.com
> Mountain View, CA  94041-1530 +1(650)254-7113,-7171 fax

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Georgios E. Keramidas
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