I'm currently studying for a = Masters at=20 Brunel University, London. I was = looking=20 for a thesis and since I had an = interest=20 in Opensource development = and databases I thought that I would like = to work=20 on PGsql. As I also had an = interest=20 in trying to understand CORBA = and other=20 related technologies it made = sense that I=20 try and work on a project that ties = PGsql=20 and CORBA together in some way.

Marc G. Fournier and Bruce = Momjian were=20 contacted with regards to this = and they=20 seemed to think that there was = room for me=20 to work on this, although at this = stage I=20 hadn't gone through the mailing list.

since then I've finally got = PGsql=20 up and working and I'm now = embarking on=20 understand how to system actual = works. I=20 thought a good place to start with my=20 research would be to go through the mailing lists to try and see the current status for = development=20 in this area. I did this for = several hours=20 trying to get the current take = on CORBA=20 with regards to PGsql. It seems = there was=20 a lot of initial talk back in Nov 1998 on=20 the hackers list with the first thoughts of some sort of CORBA implementation. The = conversation=20 orientated over 2 main areas; = which ORB=20 and implementation methods, with = some=20 peoples offering to work on this. = It was=20 then suggested that the converstaion take place=20 in the interfaces mailing list. I've since been over some of this but find it very = difficult to=20 understand the current status = with regards=20 to PGsql and CORBA. I've seen = many=20 references to people who have developed
a project that allows them to = work=20 with PGsql via CORBA, but non of = this=20 seems to be part of the main = project or system. There is some reference to = Micheal=20 Robinson working on an = implementation but=20 again I'm not sure how this fits = in-http://www.postgresql.org/mhonarc/pgsql-inter= faces/1998-11/msg00090.html

Is there=20 room for me to work on this project in such a=20 way that it is adequate for my masters. If anyone is working on this, or has a good = knowledge of=20 the current status of the CORBA=20 implementation for PGsql can you = please=20 let me know, so I can know whether to = get=20 started on this or not. The reference thread for=20 my initial point of contact with Marc G. Fournier and Bruce Momjian and how they think I = should=20 attack the project is - http://www.postgresql.org/mhonarc/pgsql-hackers/1999-09/m= sg00076.html

Regards

Mark=20 Proctor
email : m.proctor@bigfo= ot.com