[Babase] A proposed Babase announcment

Susan Alberts alberts at duke.edu
Wed Feb 20 13:15:00 EST 2008


>
> Maybe "with the understanding that Babase is a work in progress."?
> (Dunno how frequently we'll be updating it.)

Good.

>
> How do you feel about asking for volunteer code contributors?

Fine --  we don't need to use what gets sent right? But is there a  
downside to it?

Susan

>
>> Susan
>> On Feb 20, 2008, at 11:51 AM, Karl O. Pinc wrote:
>>> On 02/20/2008 10:30:43 AM, Karl O. Pinc wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I want to announce Babase to the PostgreSQL database
>>>> mailing list to solicit feedback, possible constructive
>>>> suggestions, and so forth.
>>> Here's another revision of the announcement.
>>>> --------------------------------------------
>>>> Subject: Babase, a PostgreSQL database and an example Foxpro  
>>>> conversion
>>>> Hello,
>>>> The Babase project has published the code for it's PostgreSQL
>>>> based baboon data management database online.
>>> Babase may be of interest because it makes extensive use
>>> of triggers for data validation and complex data generation.
>>> It is also probably relatively unique in its use of
>>> the m4 macro pre-processor to provide abstractions for triggers
>>> and other code written in PL/PgSQL.
>>>> Naturally we are not done, but have rushed to release
>>>> our code to the public anyway.  Comments and suggestions
>>>> are very welcome, but please be forewarned that
>>>> priorities are such that changes are unlikely to be
>>>> implemented anytime soon.
>>>> Complete information is available at:
>>>> https://papio.biology.duke.edu/
>>>> Babase is a product of the Amboseli Baboon Research Project:
>>>> http://www.princeton.edu/%7Ebaboon/
>>>> Those who wish to convert data from Foxpro may be
>>>> interested in how we did it.  Code can be found
>>>> at:
>>>> https://papio.biology.duke.edu/src/conversion/
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Karl <kop at meme.com>
>>>> Free Software:  "You don't pay back, you pay forward."
>>>>                  -- Robert A. Heinlein
>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>> Babase at www.eco.princeton.edu
>>>> http://www.eco.princeton.edu/mailman/listinfo/babase
>>> Karl <kop at meme.com>
>>> Free Software:  "You don't pay back, you pay forward."
>>>                  -- Robert A. Heinlein
>>> _______________________________________________
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>>> Babase at www.eco.princeton.edu
>>> http://www.eco.princeton.edu/mailman/listinfo/babase
>> -----------------------------------------------
>> Susan Alberts, Dept. Biology, Duke University, Durham NC 27708.  
>> Phone 919-660-7272, Fax 919-660-7293. alberts at duke.edu
>
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>
>
> Karl <kop at meme.com>
> Free Software:  "You don't pay back, you pay forward."
>                  -- Robert A. Heinlein
>
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> http://www.eco.princeton.edu/mailman/listinfo/babase

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Susan Alberts, Dept. Biology, Duke University, Durham NC 27708. Phone  
919-660-7272, Fax 919-660-7293. alberts at duke.edu



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