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Name:	Gary Ingram
Date Posted:	Feb 26, 2006
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Hi everyone.

Ingres (the database) is now open source and free. Its the best free database out there (i worked for CA for several years, i know it. MySQL?? comparative rubbish)

I am currently writing a ESQL database layer that will work out of the box with the Torque demo. Its free and will offer developers another option when developing games.

Give me maybe 3 months. ESQL is a doddle. You can alter the layer any way you want. This is my way of paying back the community for all its given. Hope it helps.

Gary

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Dan - (Feb 26, 2006 at 18:43 GMT)

Could you link to this free database?
Edited on Feb 26, 2006 18:43 GMT

Joe Rossi (Feb 26, 2006 at 19:13 GMT)

Interesting. The more databases Torque can connect to the better :) Looks like it's Linux only though, but I suppose this would sit on the (Linux) server and TGE players will be clients.. right? ( I have no experience with databases if you can't tell).

@Dan you can find this here
http://www.ingres.com/products/index.html

Click the tiny "download ingres" way on the top right to get it.

Gary Ingram (Feb 26, 2006 at 20:47 GMT)

Ladies and gentlement

www.ingres.com

A formally commercial (and one of the first) relational databases. Now open source.

It comes in windows, linux (generally unix) and VMS flavours. It has a gui driven database management module (windows only, but works with linux databases et al). Loads of command driven options, as stated, a fully commercial database. I work for a major UK bank (starts with B ;-)) and we use it, although an older version.

A really good db. Trust me, its only a free download after all, and you can even download the source!!

(Sorry Joe, just noticed the link, but trust me, it works on Windows (running it right now!))

Gary

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