Tag: postgres-xl
Future of Postgres-XL
Postgres-XL is a distributed database based on PostgreSQL. A few days ago we pushed the XL 9.6 code into the public git repository. Additional details about the new stuff available in Postgres-XL 9.6 are available here.
The topic of this blog post is quite different, though. I'd like to discuss some changes to the project management and development practices, and why (and how) we plan to tweak it.
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You probably know that
What’s new in Postgres-XL 9.6
here (look at the “master” branch for now).
There’s still quite a bit of work to be done - merging a few remaining bits from upstream, fixing known bugs and regression failures, testing, etc. If you’re considering contributing to Postgres-XL, this is an ideal opportunity (send me an e-mail and I’ll help you with the first steps).
But overall, Postgres-XL 9.6 is clearly a major step forward in a number of important areas.
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For the last few months, we at 2ndQuadrant have been working on merging PostgreSQL 9.6 into Postgres-XL, which turned out to be quite challenging for various reasons, and took more time than initially planned due to several invasive upstream changes. If you’re interested, look at the official repository