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I had the great privilege of attending a talk by professor Michael Madison. Michael Madison is Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, on Open Source Licenses and the Boundaries of Knowledge Production.
Abstract:
What is the future of open source licensing? The presentation will use Jacbosen v. Katzer, a recent opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that analyzes an open source software license, to frame a discussion of open source issues that are conceptual, historical, and practical.
We are grateful to the sponsors, the University of Ottawa, and Dr. Madison for allowing us to record this great talk. He is an excellent speaker and the talk was thought provoking. I believe you will enjoy it as well.
Another great video from my Ingres colleagues J & Cleo. This one is near and dear my heart as I was very actively involved in establishing the open source procedures and infrastructure at Ingres.
Bottom line is that open source code review is often every bit as stringent as closed source practices. Open source development can be more stringent simply because the community doesn't *have to* accept the change at all. Many communities are notorious for rejecting the vast majority of patches.
As well, the much larger set of eyes reviewing the changes increase the likelihood something will be found. Not sure whether to believe this or not? Make up your own mind - take a look at the data from my blog about OSGeo contributions.
Creating a new database and getting it up and running with whatever schema you require is not a terribly complicated task. However making it run as fast as you require is another story entirely. There are many variables that affect the speed of the database, some of which we have less control over than others.
The first part of this presentation will cover concepts such as indexing, table structures, page sizes, and statistics to help the audience understand what is required to performance tune Open Source Ingres. While these topics do not cover everything that is need to know when it comes to performance tuning, they are a very good start to get more out of less.
The second part is a practical demonstration and application of the concepts to an Ingres database. Proper indexing, structuring, and statistics will be demonstrated and how they can make a difference in your application.
