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Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2008

28-Mar-08

This year Ingres is participating organization in GSoC, an event sponsored by Google that encourages students, of all levels, to get involved with Open Source.  A summary of some proposed projects can be found here and here, any interested candidates need to get their skates on as the deadline for application is March 31, register […]

Long range forecast

25-Jun-07

A warm front from the west…
This week heralds the start of the prioritization of development projects for the next 12 to 18 months. Representatives of various groups are gathering in the HQ offices to discuss these projects. There are hundreds of requests for projects covering a wide variety of areas. Requests and […]

Trade show jeopardy (just for fun)

15-Jun-07

I was discussing with a colleague our recent attendance of trade shows Software 2007, the RedHat Summit and Ca World to name a few. The demonstration of Ingres running on the PS3 seemed to arouse curiosity but you still end up answering similar questions so here are some answers in no particular order:
01. […]

Simple things …

15-May-07

There is a certain elegance in simplicity and the Firefox and IE search plug-in for the online Ingres documentation is the epitome. There is a link atop the http://docs.ingres.com page. If you are like me and search the documentation a lot then this will be a real time saver.
… Enjoy

Hello and thanks

01-Jun-06

First post! Introductions.
Ingres

Several millon lines of code
Excellent condition
Reliable runner
4 previous owners
Full service history

As one of the mechanics in Ingres engineering I have meddled with the DBMS engine but it may be safer if I focus on the bodywork
Thanks to the site’s blog owner for giving me a platform and the opportunity to contribute.