Re: PostgreSQL port to pure Java?

On Tue, 9 Dec 2003 07:15:41 -0800 (PST)
Ivelin Ivanov <ivelin@apache.org> wrote:

> 
> Has this subject been discussed before?
> I did not find any references to it in the archives.
> 
> I think that a co-bundle between an open source J2EE
> container like JBoss and a scalable database like
> PostgreSQL will be a blast.
> 
> There are several well performing comercial Java dbs
> out there and there is Hypersonic which is free and
> fast, but supports only READ_UNCOMMITED and is build
> to grow up to ~200MB.
 This would be a huge undertaking, rewriting PostgreSQL entirely  in Java. Not to mention it would kill PostgreSQL's
current  speedy performance! 
 
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