Hi David, On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 5:10 PM, David Beer <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hi Kevin > > I currently use OpenJPA with the H2 database for my embeded programs, > and will be considering MySQL for larger scale programs. I think that > the more database vendors or suppliers we can get links with the > better for both sides. I am happily using H2 with OpenJPA but there > were some features I had to ask about and how to work with OenJPA. > > So my point is that we need a way of getting committers or users from > both sides to help so we need a way of maybe certifying a database > version. It sounds like we're on the same page. The tricky part is signing up this help and support from these database vendors and users groups. Maybe I should just post to these vendor's user forums and ask for some support. Just go phishing... :-) Kevin > > > Jut my thoughts. > > David > > On Wed, 13 May 2009 16:36:53 -0500 Kevin Sutter > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > I'm trolling... I'm looking for ideas on how we can better integrate > > with the various database vendors. Many of us committers have our > > own "favorite" databases due to our employers' needs. But, what > > about the MySQL, or Postgres, or SQL Server, or pick your favorite > > databases? I know we have had some interest from these database > > vendors on our users and dev forums, but I'm looking for ways to get > > these vendors more involved. When they produce a new version of > > their database, it would be great to announce OpenJPA support. And, > > if they have new features to take advantage of, that would be even > > better. > > > > Everybody's development and tests teams are limited. I understand > > that. But, I'm looking for ideas on how we can work together to > > accomplish this task. I'm going to cross post on both users and dev > > forums to see if there any lurkers that might have some ideas. > > > > Just to provide a real world example... I was just pinged about MS > > SQL Server 2008 support. Our OpenJPA manual only documents SQL > > Server 2005 support. I don't have experience with SQL Server. So, > > it made me think how we could improve this aspect of our OpenJPA > > database support. > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > Kevin > >
