[Babase] Final text of the Babase announcment

Susan Alberts alberts at duke.edu
Fri Feb 29 15:45:16 EST 2008


Looks great, I have passed this on to the Nescent folks.
Susan

On Feb 29, 2008, at 11:59 AM, Karl O. Pinc wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Here's the final text of the Babase announcement,
> incorporating Susan's recommendations.
>
> I'm sending it out now.
>
> --------------<snip>---------------
> 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;
> we use many of PostgreSQL's features to push the limits
> when it comes to building logic into the database itself.
> Babase is also probably relatively unique in its use of the
> m4 macro pre-processor to provide abstractions for use in
> triggers and other PL/PgSQL code.
>
> Babase may have use as an example of how science
> is done.  Although the collected data are not available to the
> public, the field data collection protocols and much else
> that is publicly available sheds light on the design and
> execution of scientific research and, perhaps, the
> management of a long-term scientific project.
>
> Naturally we are not done, but we have decided to release our
> code to the public with the understanding that Babase is a
> work in progress.  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/, which has been
> continuously monitoring a wild baboon population
> since 1971.
>
> 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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