Re: PostgreSQL general discussions list - 2010 Thread: Wikipedia entry - AmigaOS port - error?

On 03/13/2017 02:13 AM, Raffaele Irlanda wrote:
> Hello People of PostgreSQL,
>
> Unfortunately only nowadays (March 2017), and only by chance I spotted
> this 2010 discussion during a Google search.
>
> Name of discussion:
>
> Wikipedia entry - AmigaOS port - error?
>
> id of message:
>
> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/839805.58072.qm%40web23603.mail.ird.yahoo.com
>
> I found strange the doubt Mr. Glyn Astill expressed that Amiga platform
> entry in Wikipedia about availability of PostgreSQL could be an error,
> as he was just unaware that platform had a porting of PostgreSQL even if
> unofficial...
>
> Also I found strange the fact Mr. Tom Lane immediately deleted Amiga
> reference entry on Wikipedia in article regarding RDBMS without
> performing any serious search on Google, lasting more than a couple of
> minutes of true serious search, or maybe asking directly into Amiga
> Forums about PostgreSQL to Amiga Communituy of Users.
>
> Infacts there is a port of PostgreSQL made in the late 2005 (five years
> before your discussion started) present in online Amiga Repository
> AMINET and it was available for the Amiga clone Operating System called
> MorphOS

>
> http://aminet.net/package/dev/gg/postgresql632-mos-bin
>
> In 2010 it has been sure completely outdated but sure you can see proof
> it exists, and that Amiga had full dignity of being present into
> Wikipedia Article.

I am pretty sure it is:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_relational_database_management_systems#Operating_system_support

PostgreSQL Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (MorphOS)[24]

>
> A simple Google search could had helped you and sure it had solved your
> doubts, or maybe just paying a visit on Amiga Forums that are well
> represented online and asking directly to members of Amiga Community
> that are well known for their friendly welcome attitude (I can assure
> you two that we don't bite people from other platforms) sure had saved
> Mr. Tom Lane from his presupponential deletion of Amiga Entry in RDBMS
> in Wikipedia.
>
> I get this occasion to inform you gentlemen that there are also various
> packages regarding SQLite into Amiga repositories, if you search for it.
> Last available package is from 2016, so it is not outdated this time.
> and If you are active also in SQLite Community now you have full info
> about Amiga portings.
>
> http://aminet.net/search?query=SQLite
>
> Hope from now on future, you will not delete anymore -abruptly- Amiga
> entries before informing yourself about Amiga portings availability when
> encoutering this platform name by chance on Wikipedia or other sites.
>
> With respect,
>
> Raffaele irlanda

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