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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks for quick correction James,<BR>
<BR>
Cheers!<BR>
<BR>
-Boris<BR>
(Sent from a BlackBerry)<BR>
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From: seaside-bounces@lists.squeakfoundation.org <seaside-bounces@lists.squeakfoundation.org><BR>
To: Seaside - general discussion <seaside@lists.squeakfoundation.org><BR>
Sent: Tue May 01 17:41:37 2007<BR>
Subject: RE: [Seaside] [ANN] GemStone BOF at Smalltalk Solutions 2007<BR>
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One slight correction: The RAM limit is 1-GB for the shared page cache.<BR>
<BR>
The goal here is to match Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and other<BR>
database vendors that have chosen 1-CPU, 1-GB RAM, and 4-GB disk as the<BR>
limits for their free editions. (Note that these limits are what the<BR>
database will use, not a minimum or maximum for your hardware). The<BR>
goal here is to provide something that is much more than a toy, but<BR>
will eventually move some users to a paid license if they need more<BR>
resources.<BR>
<BR>
As noted by others, the product is "GemStone/S 64 Bit version 2.2",<BR>
which is distinct from the 32-bit product (currently on version 6.1.x).<BR>
Version 2.2.0 of the 64-bit product is where most of the recent<BR>
engineering work has been done (including continuations) and it shipped<BR>
to existing customers last week. The 64-bit product runs only on<BR>
Unix/Linux (the free edition is limited to Linux). The free edition<BR>
delivers the same executables, but because of the license limitations<BR>
some features will be less evident (such as multi-threading on a single<BR>
CPU).<BR>
<BR>
It is very unlikely that the Seaside functionality will be ported back<BR>
to the 32-bit product. Those that do not have a 64-bit Linux machine<BR>
(yet!) will be encouraged to play in the hosted sandbox. In addition,<BR>
there are no plans to port the 64-bit product to Microsoft Windows.<BR>
Windows users are encouraged to investigate some sort of virtualization<BR>
to run Linux on their Windows machine.<BR>
<BR>
The announced "general availability" for the free version is for Q3, but<BR>
those interested in a beta version should write to gssbeta@gemstone.com.<BR>
Much of what remains to be done is logistics surrounding download,<BR>
license key generation, and additional functionality of the<BR>
Squeak-based tools and interface.<BR>
<BR>
James Foster<BR>
QA Lead<BR>
GemStone Systems, Inc.<BR>
<BR>
> -------- Original Message --------<BR>
> Subject: Re: [Seaside] [ANN] GemStone BOF at Smalltalk Solutions 2007<BR>
> From: "Boris Popov" <boris@deepcovelabs.com><BR>
> Date: Tue, May 01, 2007 9:16 am<BR>
> To: <seaside@lists.squeakfoundation.org><BR>
><BR>
> GemStone 2.x free edition: 2gb ram limit, 4gb database size, 64<BR>
> million objects, 2 gems max, no VW or VA connectivity - Squeak only,<BR>
> seaside and monticello built in, fastcgi support, database can be used<BR>
> as monticello repository, free sandbox website for those wanting to<BR>
> play with it hosted by GemStone, that's about it, but I'm sure<BR>
> GemStone will provide more details as well.<BR>
><BR>
> Cheers!<BR>
><BR>
> -Boris<BR>
> (Sent from a BlackBerry)<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
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