Re: Update on replication

On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 20:07, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 17, 2002 at 07:43:05PM -0600, Greg Copeland wrote:
> > On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 19:38, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
>
> > > How come these solutions are such well kept secrets? I've heard of
> > > neither in relation to past discussions about replication, or have I just
> > > missed them? :(
> >
> > Good questions. I've heard of Usogres, more or less in passing, but
> > heard it didn't work very well.
>
> I'm sure this is because there little or no documentation of the system
> in english. I tried Usogres sometime ago, and felt really lost. I
> managed to install it and maybe even got it to work, but the
> documentation was so lacking that I didn't feel confident enough with
> it.
>
> I think the same can be said of QueryMaster, plus it isn't mentioned
> anywhere. How can I possibly search for documentation on a project if I
> don't know it even exists?
>
> One would be tempted to say that GBorg is a good place to list
> PostgreSQL related projects. Sadly, GBorg doesn't even have a
> connection to the outside world. What value does it have if people
> don't know it exists, or can't remember how to get to it? Let alone use
> it to find a project...

There are a couple of links to it from PostgreSQL's site, but you sorta
have to look and hunt around. I've requested higher visibility but for
whatever reason it seemed to be snubbed rather quickly.

I do agree, GBorg needs MUCH higher visibility!

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Greg Copeland <greg(at)copelandconsulting(dot)net>
Copeland Computer Consulting