Hi Sean,

I would suggest multiple server/database connections from within a
single sql statement.

For example, you may have accounting data on one server, while customer
data is on another while inventory is on a third.

You want to update customer, accounting and inventory levels all within
a single transaction.

(Very simple problem, complex numbers of solutions)

You would encounter the same problems of live replication systems
combined with the difficulties of programming language designers.

There are over a hundred different problems that I can think of off the
top of my head. The design criteria would be a paper onto itself.

The final solution would use both distributed computing and cluster
management. It would finally create a true purpose for the difference
between "create database" and "create schema".

Just a suggestion, but, it would be appreciated by a large portion of
the FB community and it is sexy enough to get a few others to help when
needed.

best regards


Dalton

On Thu, 2005-09-22 at 23:39 +0000, nagypapi wrote:
> I'm about to finish in a year at the Budapest University of Technology
> and Economics, and I'm on the lookout for a base I can build a Thesis
> on. I'm studying Informatics (Computer Science), specialized in
> Infocommunications systems (which more or less means network stuff).
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> Currently I'm doing research at Ericcson, but the Thesis I could write
> there probably won't have anything to do with my future work, so I'm
> taking a sniff on available possibilities before I start my research.
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> I use Firebird, and I like it. Contributing to it would feel a bit
> like doing something for my benefit too.
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> So my question is: is there something that needs research, testing,
> that would contribute to the firebird project, and is there someone
> who is willing to help me if I need it? (doesn't necessarily have to
> do with network comm.) Or give me a link to such a resource.
>
> Skills I use regularly (in usage order):
> java (not j2ee yet though), database stuff, php and anything else I
> need to use to get something done.
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> I took a major part in the research of SAMSON, an adhoc-network
> address management protocol which was shown at Eunice 2005
> (http://www.it.uc3m.es/eunice2005/program.html). This just means I
> liked designing a protocol.
>
> I have about half a year for research before I need to start writing
> the thesis (in english). And I've got in average 2 to 3 hours per day.
> If I did take to helping the project, that would mean 300-450 hours I
> could contribute.
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> Sean
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