I am conflicted about this one. I think we need SDB (or something similar) that will allow users to use standard infrastructure (shared/pooled DB is fairly common). But I don't have the bandwidth to support it.
Is there a status where in we release SDB package with each release of Jena but only ensure that the current test cases work -- that is the latest release doesn't break something? Perhaps with a reduced set of supported DBs (perhaps Derby & MySQL) If not then I think we take Andy's approach and release one more before putting it on the shelf. On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Charles Li <[email protected]>wrote: > What are alternatives to SDB? I have a 4GB RDF/XML to load for later > queries > > Thanks! > - Charles > > On May 21, 2013, at 12:00 PM, Stephen Owens <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > +1 for option 3 if no one currently is taking ownership of that project. > I think it's a useful signal to potential adopters about what they should > expect. > > > > On 2013-05-21, at 12:47 PM, Andy Seaborne <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> SDB is getting some user attention but not much developer attention. I > was hoping that there would be a contribution to go with JENA-447 but > nothing has come in. I don't have the bandwidth to even answer questions > about it properly, partly because I don't use it. I guess others are in a > similar position. > >> > >> I do think we should be clear as to it's status. > >> > >> In the future, I see these options: > >> > >> 1/ Add jena-sdb to the main distribution. > >> (If it becomes a block on a release, remove it.) > >> > >> 2/ As is - release "sometimes". > >> > >> 3/ Dormant SDB. > >> This is the last release unless some activity arises to maintain it. > >> Keep the source around but move out of trunk. > >> Can be built from source. > >> > >> 4/ Legacy SDB. > >> More definite statement than (3) that it is dropped. > >> Keep the source around. > >> > >> For 3 and 4, where there are no plans to release again if nothing > changes, the snapshot builds should be stopped. Users can build from > source if they want to but the current snapshot should not become a > distribution-under-the-radar which I feel it becomes if there are no plans > to make it a formal release. > >> > >> Thoughts? > >> > >> I'm tending towards doing this one last release then (3). > >> > >> Andy > -- I like: Like Like - The likeliest place on the web<http://like-like.xenei.com> Identity: https://www.identify.nu/[email protected] LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/claudewarren
