Re: OpenFTS (Open Source Full Text Search engine) pre-announce

I am not sure how they compare.  I have gotten little information on the
openFTP project.

> Doh!  Guess that makes our work on contrib/fulltextindex a waste of time,
> huh?
> 
> Chris
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org
> > [mailto:pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of Bruce Momjian
> > Sent: Friday, 10 August 2001 12:34 AM
> > To: Oleg Bartunov
> > Cc: Pgsql Hackers; scrappy@hub.org
> > Subject: Re: [HACKERS] OpenFTS (Open Source Full Text Search engine)
> > pre-announce
> >
> >
> >
> > GREAT!  We need to get this information to people so they know it is
> > available.  It is a major feature that few people know exists.
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm about to announce a release of OpenFTS search engine.
> > >
> > > Short blurb:
> > >
> > >   OpenFTS (Open Source Full Text Search engine)
> > >   is an advanced PostgreSQL-based search engine
> > >   that provides online indexing of data and relevance
> > >   ranking for database searching. Close integration
> > >   with database allows use of metadata to restrict
> > >   search results.
> > >
> > > This is actually what we use at fts.postgresql.org and
> > > several other sites. Perl version is available for download,
> > > TCL version (with AOL server support) will be available soon -
> > > actually it just needs to wrap a release.
> > >
> > > The OpenFTS project web site - http://openfts.sourceforge.net/
> > >
> > > OpenFTS team:
> > >   Oleg Bartunov       - Project Manager
> > >   Teodor Sigaev       - Principal Developer
> > >   Daniel Wickstrom    - Developer of TCL Version
> > >   Neophytos Demetriou - Documentation Writer
> > >
> > > Copyright:
> > >
> > >   OpenFTS is Copyright 2000-2001 XWare and
> > >   licensed under the GNU General Public License,
> > >   version 2 (June 1991). This means you can use it
> > >   and modify it in any way you want. If you choose to
> > >   redistribute OpenFTS, you must do so under the
> > >   terms of the GNU license.
> > >
> > >     Regards,
> > >         Oleg
> > >
> > > PS.
> > >
> > > Marc,
> > >
> > > I didn't subscribe to announce list. I think it's worth to
> > > put link somewhere to OpenFTS web site
> > >
> > > _____________________________________________________________
> > > Oleg Bartunov, sci.researcher, hostmaster of AstroNet,
> > > Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University (Russia)
> > > Internet: oleg@sai.msu.su, http://www.sai.msu.su/~megera/
> > > phone: +007(095)939-16-83, +007(095)939-23-83
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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