Awesome! I definitely want a development part. I also want to work my projects into it, when they hit a stable release. If you want, I can devote a section of PickSource to it.
Glen aka PickCoder http://picksource.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Doug Dumitru > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 1:16 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [U2] ANNOUNCEMENT: Commercial MultiValue Database released as > Open Source under GPL > > > I am pleased to announce the creation of the first operational, > production MultiValue database environment released as Open Source > software. > > This new package is based on the commercial MultiValue database QM, > developed by Ladybridge Systems in the UK. > > About QM > > * Originally developed for in-house use at Ladybridge in 1995 > * Released as a stand-along database engine in 2001 > * Not beta code. Full production code with real users. > * Complete MultiValue environment > * Basic comiler and run-time > * Query language with dictionaries > * MultiValue filesystem with dynamic files > * external C/VP API > * Update triggers > * User defined functions > > Announcing OpenQM > > OpenQM is an open-source fork of QM with all features intact. OpenQM > is being released under the GNU General Public License (GPL) allowing > for full access to source code and free use for all applications that > are compatible with the GPL license. For applications that need other > license terms, commercial licenses are also available at a cost that > is 15-20% that of similar sized U2 systems. > > Call for Developers > > Most of OpenQM is implemented in BASIC. Even internal functions such > as the Basic debugger, TCL, and line INPUT are implemented in BASIC. > Almost the entire system can be extended in BASIC. If you are a > MultiValue developer and want to get "under the hood" of a remarkable > platform, we want to here from you. Join the 'openqm-devel' mailing > list at: > > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openqm-devel > > Call for Users > > Take control of your MultiValue destiny. Control costs. Help build a > community. While the open-source version of QM is not quite available > yet, you can get a demo copy of the existing QM software to start > working with right now. The release for Linux is only a 460K download > with a seperate, much larger, download for documentation and the > client API code. > > Come Visit Us > > While still pretty new, we are working hard on building an internet > presence for OpenQM. Come to our welcome page (which has a bunch of > links) > > http://openqm.sourceforge.net > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Doug Dumitru 800-470-2756 (610-237-2000) > EasyCo LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://easyco.com > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
