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On Thu, Oct 29, 1998 at 01:35:13PM -0500, Jim Blandy wrote:
>
> So, limiting ourselves to the SQL-like databases, could someone
> volunteer to get together a group of the people who know something
> about databases? I'd like those folks to:
Volunteered.
> - come up with a proposal for namespace structure within (db ...),
> - design our complement to Perl's DBI interface, and
> - provide a sample implementation for at least one database, based on
> one of the existing sql interfaces.
>
> I don't care if you have the discussion on this list, or elsewhere,
> but please subscribe me if you create a new list.
I'm going to create a new list. Announcement tomorrow. Probably around
the same time that I see this message appear through the guile list. This
list really needs some help :(
> Requirements:
>
> - We need a uniform interface, with ideas stolen from Perl's DBI.
Check. Started looking through DBI sources yesterday :)
> - We need to be able to easily talk to multiple databases, from
> different vendors, at one time.
That's an interesting thought... Good idea, not commonly needed, but it's
certianly necessary.
> Beyond that, do what makes sense. :)
OK.
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