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    From Pez D Spencer@colecoadam@gmail.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Saturday, April 08, 2006 09:25:39
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    i've heard a rumor that os x (10.5) will include a database file system comparable to what microsoft is trying to do with WinFS (which is based
    on sql server).

    has anyone heard anything about what type of database code it will run
    on (if it is not just a rumor).

    or, has anyone heard anything about this at all?

    thx

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  • From Tom Harrington@tph@pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net to comp.sys.mac.system on Saturday, April 08, 2006 12:28:32
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    In article <1144513538.968017.115170@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>,
    "Pez D Spencer" <colecoadam@gmail.com> wrote:

    i've heard a rumor that os x (10.5) will include a database file system comparable to what microsoft is trying to do with WinFS (which is based
    on sql server).

    has anyone heard anything about what type of database code it will run
    on (if it is not just a rumor).

    or, has anyone heard anything about this at all?

    It has been rumored on and off for years. There is absolutely no public information on the subject. If such a project exists, those who know
    anything about it are not talking.

    --
    Tom "Tom" Harrington
    Macaroni, Automated System Maintenance for Mac OS X.
    Version 2.0: Delocalize, Repair Permissions, lots more.
    See http://www.atomicbird.com/
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  • From Gregory Weston@uce@splook.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Sunday, April 09, 2006 07:46:51
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    In article <1144513538.968017.115170@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>,
    "Pez D Spencer" <colecoadam@gmail.com> wrote:

    i've heard a rumor that os x (10.5) will include a database file system comparable to what microsoft is trying to do with WinFS (which is based
    on sql server).

    has anyone heard anything about what type of database code it will run
    on (if it is not just a rumor).

    or, has anyone heard anything about this at all?

    Just rumors, with one particularly noteworthy fact: Unless something's
    changed recently, one of Apple's engineers is a guy named Dominic
    Giampaolo. Dominic was responsible for the file system used on Be OS,
    which was, in its first public release, DBMSish. (Then it's also worth
    noting that this was rapidly and significantly overhauled.)

    I'm not sure what's meant by "what type of database code." If you're
    asking whether such a thing would be based on any known DBMS if it comes
    out, I'd say it's unlikely.

    --
    "Congurutulation!!!" - The subject line on some spam I received recently.
    I have no idea what it means, but it's such a cool "word" (by which I mean pronouncable sequence of letters) regardless.
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