Thursday, 22. May 2008
Open Source Version of Ingres OpenROAD Available Now
Ingres, provider of open source database management software and support services, has announced an open source version of Ingres OpenROAD.
According to the company, once written, an Ingres OpenROAD application can be deployed on a variety of platforms without a single change.“Ingres is committed to the open source business model because it exemplifies the importance of learning from each other,” said Bill Maimone, senior vice president of worldwide engineering at Ingres.
Ingres has open sourced the 4GL source for the OpenROAD Integrated Development Environment (IDE) component of the Ingres OpenROAD product. Ingres utilizes the GPL open source license for the project.
The open source version of Ingres OpenROAD is now available as a free download via the Ingres community website. By open-sourcing Ingres OpenROAD, more users will be able to try the product and build rapid application prototypes.
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