Re: GNU Parallel 20130622 ('Snowden') released

[Shlomi Fish]

Hi Ole,

On Sat, 22 Jun 2013 19:30:49 +0200
Ole Tange <tange@gnu.org> wrote:

> = About GNU SQL =
> 
> GNU sql aims to give a simple, unified interface for accessing
> databases through all the different databases' command line clients.
> So far the focus has been on giving a common way to specify login
> information (protocol, username, password, hostname, and port number),
> size (database and table size), and running queries.
> 
> The database is addressed using a DBURL. If commands are left out you
> will get that database's interactive shell.
> 
> When using GNU SQL for a publication please cite:
> 
> O. Tange (2011): GNU SQL - A Command Line Tool for Accessing Different
> Databases Using DBURLs, ;login: The USENIX Magazine, April 2011:29-32.

One should note that GNU SQL Server was also the name of an old SQL server from
GNU:

http://panda.ispras.ru/~gsql/

Last update seems to have been at September 1998, though.

Regards,

        Shlomi Fish

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